2025 PEDS NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN ATI PROCTORED NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old
child.Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds --
CORRECT ANSWER--C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge
needle; The nurse should administer an immunization for a 4-year-old
child using a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain experienced by the toddler.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant who is receiving
,treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should identify which of the
following laboratory values indicates effectiveness of the current treatment?
A- Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
B- sodium 140
C- urine specific gravity 1.035
D- BUN 25 mg --CORRECT ANSWER--B- sodium 140; The nurse should
identify that a sodium level of 140 mEq/L is within the expected reference
range and indicates the current treatment regimen the infant is receiving for
dehydration is effective.
The nurse is providing teaching about Social Development to the parents of a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
,D- playing dress-up --CORRECT ANSWER--D- playing dress-up; The nurse
should instruct the parents that at the preschool age, play should focus
on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore, playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. --CORRECT ANSWER--D- Give the
infant a pacifier at bedtime; The nurse should inform the parent that
protective factors against SIDS include breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier
when the infant is sleeping.
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
, A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension --CORRECT ANSWER--A- Nasal flaring; When
using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he is
seated in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child --CORRECT ANSWER--C- assist the
child to a side-lying position on the floor; The greatest risk to this child is
aspiration, occlusion of the airway, and bodily injury from falling out of the
chair. The nurse should
CHILDREN ATI PROCTORED NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old
child.Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds --
CORRECT ANSWER--C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge
needle; The nurse should administer an immunization for a 4-year-old
child using a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain experienced by the toddler.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant who is receiving
,treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should identify which of the
following laboratory values indicates effectiveness of the current treatment?
A- Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
B- sodium 140
C- urine specific gravity 1.035
D- BUN 25 mg --CORRECT ANSWER--B- sodium 140; The nurse should
identify that a sodium level of 140 mEq/L is within the expected reference
range and indicates the current treatment regimen the infant is receiving for
dehydration is effective.
The nurse is providing teaching about Social Development to the parents of a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
,D- playing dress-up --CORRECT ANSWER--D- playing dress-up; The nurse
should instruct the parents that at the preschool age, play should focus
on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore, playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. --CORRECT ANSWER--D- Give the
infant a pacifier at bedtime; The nurse should inform the parent that
protective factors against SIDS include breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier
when the infant is sleeping.
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
, A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension --CORRECT ANSWER--A- Nasal flaring; When
using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he is
seated in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child --CORRECT ANSWER--C- assist the
child to a side-lying position on the floor; The greatest risk to this child is
aspiration, occlusion of the airway, and bodily injury from falling out of the
chair. The nurse should
