NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN ATI PROCTORED
EXAM VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025-2026
A nurse is teaching a parent of an infant about administration of oral
medications. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
(select all that apply)
A. use a universal dropper for medication administration
B. as the pharamacy to add flavoringto the medication
C. add the medication to a formula bottle before feeding
D. use the nipple of a bottle to administer the medication
E. hold the infant in a semireclining position - CORRECT ANSWER>>B, D, E A nurse is
preparing to administer medication to a toddler. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. identiy the toddler by asking the parent
B. tell the parent to administer the medication
C. calculate the safe dosage
D. ask the toddler what toy he wants to hold during administration E. offer juice
after the medication - CORRECT ANSWER>>C, D, E A nurse is caring for an infant
who needs otic medicatioin. Which of the following is an appropirate action for
the nurse to take?
A. Hold the infant in an upright position
B. pull the pinna downward and straight back
,C. hyperextend the infants neck
D. ensyure that the medication is cool - CORRECT ANSWER>>B
Pediatric pain management - CORRECT ANSWER>>self report is only used for
children 4 and older, FLACC scale is 2m to 7 years, pain rate ona scale of
0-10 assessing behaviors of the child
FACES: 3 years and odler
Oucher scale: 3-13 Numeric scale: 5 and older
use play therapy to epxlain procedures ive
medications to kids routinely versus prn
combining opioid and non-opioid medications
EMLA cream, apply 1 hour prior to small stick or 2.5 hours before a big stick,
occlusive dressing over it
A nurse is competing a pian assessment of an infant. Which of the following
pian scales should the nurse use?
A. FACES
B. FLACC
C. Oucher
D. Non-communicating childrens pain checklist - CORRECT ANSWER>>B A nurse is
planning care for achild following a surgical procedure. Which of the following
interventions dhoul the nurse incldue in the plan of care?
A. administer NSAIDS for a pain grater than 7 on a scale fo 0 to 10
B. administer intranasal analgesics PRN
C. Administer IM analgesics for pain
,D. administer IV analgesics on a schedule - CORRECT ANSWER>>D A nurse is
assessing an infant. Which of the following are manifestations of pain in an
infant? (select all that apply)
A. Pursed lips
B. loud cry
C. lowered eybrows
D. Rigid body
E. pushes away stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER>>B,C,D
A nurse is planning care for an infant who is experincing pain. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (select all that
apply)
A. offer a pacifier
B. use of guided imagery
C. use swaddling
D. initiate a behavioral contract
E. encourage kangaroo care - CORRECT ANSWER>>A,C,E
A nurse is preparing a toddler for an IV catheter insertion using atraumatic care.
Which of the following actions shoudl the nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. explain the procedure using the child's favorite toy
B. ask the paretns to leave during the procedure
C. perform the procedure with the child in his bed
D. allow the child to make on choice regarding the procedure
E. apply lidocaine and prilocaine cream to three potential insetion sites - CORRECT
ANSWER>>A, D, E
, Hospitalization, illness, and play for the infant - CORRECT ANSWER>>stranger
anxiety 6 to 18 months
Hospitalization, illness, and play for the toddler - CORRECT ANSWER>>behavior may
regress, separtion anxiety, intense reaction to procedure, parallel play
Hospitalization, illness, and play for the preschooler - CORRECT ANSWER>>magical
thinking, they may think they caused an illness to happen, still experience
separtion anxiety, explain the procedure in very simple clear language, give them a
choise if possible (cup or spoon), associate play, paly together without much
coordination
Hospitalization, illness, and play for the school age child -
CORRECT ANSWER>>describe pain and increased ability to understand cause and
affect, give factual info, tell the truth, encouage contact with peer groups, and
express feelings, cooperative play, play in groups, more organized
Hospitalization, illness, and play in the adolescent - CORRECT ANSWER>>body
image disturbance, feels isolated from peers, give factural info, tell the truth,
encoruage contact with peer group, and express feelings, friends can come visit A
nurse is caring for a preschooler. Which of the following is the expected behavior of
a preschool-age child?
A. Describing manifestations of illness
B. relating fears to magical thinking
C. understanding cause of illness
D. awareness of body functioning - CORRECT ANSWER>>B
A nurse on a pediatric unit is caring for a toddler. Which of the following behaviors
is an effect of hospitalization? (select all that apply)
A. believes the experience is a punishment
EXAM VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025-2026
A nurse is teaching a parent of an infant about administration of oral
medications. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
(select all that apply)
A. use a universal dropper for medication administration
B. as the pharamacy to add flavoringto the medication
C. add the medication to a formula bottle before feeding
D. use the nipple of a bottle to administer the medication
E. hold the infant in a semireclining position - CORRECT ANSWER>>B, D, E A nurse is
preparing to administer medication to a toddler. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. identiy the toddler by asking the parent
B. tell the parent to administer the medication
C. calculate the safe dosage
D. ask the toddler what toy he wants to hold during administration E. offer juice
after the medication - CORRECT ANSWER>>C, D, E A nurse is caring for an infant
who needs otic medicatioin. Which of the following is an appropirate action for
the nurse to take?
A. Hold the infant in an upright position
B. pull the pinna downward and straight back
,C. hyperextend the infants neck
D. ensyure that the medication is cool - CORRECT ANSWER>>B
Pediatric pain management - CORRECT ANSWER>>self report is only used for
children 4 and older, FLACC scale is 2m to 7 years, pain rate ona scale of
0-10 assessing behaviors of the child
FACES: 3 years and odler
Oucher scale: 3-13 Numeric scale: 5 and older
use play therapy to epxlain procedures ive
medications to kids routinely versus prn
combining opioid and non-opioid medications
EMLA cream, apply 1 hour prior to small stick or 2.5 hours before a big stick,
occlusive dressing over it
A nurse is competing a pian assessment of an infant. Which of the following
pian scales should the nurse use?
A. FACES
B. FLACC
C. Oucher
D. Non-communicating childrens pain checklist - CORRECT ANSWER>>B A nurse is
planning care for achild following a surgical procedure. Which of the following
interventions dhoul the nurse incldue in the plan of care?
A. administer NSAIDS for a pain grater than 7 on a scale fo 0 to 10
B. administer intranasal analgesics PRN
C. Administer IM analgesics for pain
,D. administer IV analgesics on a schedule - CORRECT ANSWER>>D A nurse is
assessing an infant. Which of the following are manifestations of pain in an
infant? (select all that apply)
A. Pursed lips
B. loud cry
C. lowered eybrows
D. Rigid body
E. pushes away stimulus - CORRECT ANSWER>>B,C,D
A nurse is planning care for an infant who is experincing pain. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? (select all that
apply)
A. offer a pacifier
B. use of guided imagery
C. use swaddling
D. initiate a behavioral contract
E. encourage kangaroo care - CORRECT ANSWER>>A,C,E
A nurse is preparing a toddler for an IV catheter insertion using atraumatic care.
Which of the following actions shoudl the nurse take? (select all that apply)
A. explain the procedure using the child's favorite toy
B. ask the paretns to leave during the procedure
C. perform the procedure with the child in his bed
D. allow the child to make on choice regarding the procedure
E. apply lidocaine and prilocaine cream to three potential insetion sites - CORRECT
ANSWER>>A, D, E
, Hospitalization, illness, and play for the infant - CORRECT ANSWER>>stranger
anxiety 6 to 18 months
Hospitalization, illness, and play for the toddler - CORRECT ANSWER>>behavior may
regress, separtion anxiety, intense reaction to procedure, parallel play
Hospitalization, illness, and play for the preschooler - CORRECT ANSWER>>magical
thinking, they may think they caused an illness to happen, still experience
separtion anxiety, explain the procedure in very simple clear language, give them a
choise if possible (cup or spoon), associate play, paly together without much
coordination
Hospitalization, illness, and play for the school age child -
CORRECT ANSWER>>describe pain and increased ability to understand cause and
affect, give factual info, tell the truth, encouage contact with peer groups, and
express feelings, cooperative play, play in groups, more organized
Hospitalization, illness, and play in the adolescent - CORRECT ANSWER>>body
image disturbance, feels isolated from peers, give factural info, tell the truth,
encoruage contact with peer group, and express feelings, friends can come visit A
nurse is caring for a preschooler. Which of the following is the expected behavior of
a preschool-age child?
A. Describing manifestations of illness
B. relating fears to magical thinking
C. understanding cause of illness
D. awareness of body functioning - CORRECT ANSWER>>B
A nurse on a pediatric unit is caring for a toddler. Which of the following behaviors
is an effect of hospitalization? (select all that apply)
A. believes the experience is a punishment
