ATI Proctored PEDs, ATI Pediatrics Proctored
Exam, PEDS ATI proctored review questions and
answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Preschool-Aged Children
Body-Integrity
- correct answer - Preschool-aged children are very concerned about their body integrity
- They believe that their insides can leak our from even a small wound.
- Explains reason for their preoccupation with bandages
Preschool (3-6 Years)
- correct answer - IMITATION of adults: providing a stethoscope allows child an opportunity for
THERAPEUTIC play.
- Time based on events, magical thinking, animism, centration.
- Stress = Regresion; may still be picky eaters , sleep 12 hours average, pedestrian safety
- Keep a consistent bedtime routine
Pyloromyotomy
- correct answer - Release of hypertrophied muscle around the pyloric sphincter that causes narrowing
of the pyloric canal.
- Infants will be fed shortly postoperative (with return of bowel sounds) in small, frequent oral feeds.
- There is no incision to the gastric walls or mucosa and NPO is not required.
Chemotherapy
- correct answer - Low WBC count places the child at risk for infection and isolation with monitoring of
fever is priority.
↓RBC
- correct answer - Quiet play and best rest, administer O2
, ↓ Platelet
- correct answer - Protect child from injury and monitor for bleeding.
- Quiet play should be encouraged, it will lessen the R/F injury and ↓ hemorrhage
Dehydration
- correct answer - Assessment, response to parenteral fluids.
the nurse should weigh the patient daily because weight is the most sensitive indicator of hydration
status in clients of all ages.
- Weight is the only measurement the reflects both measurable fluid balance changes (I/O) and
insensible fluid loss (skin and respiratory)
Skeletal Traction
- correct answer The most effective means of traction, applying to a bone with wire pins or tongs
Compartment Syndrome
- correct answer Involves the compression of nerves and blood vessels due to swelling within the
enclosed space created by the fascia that separates groups of muscles
Acute Glomerulonephritis
- correct answer - ASO titer will indicate if the child has had a recent strep infection. In determining a
definitive diagnosis for acute glomerulonephritis.
- Elevated RBCs is expected and the presence of hematuria
- Monitor B.P. Q4hr due to ↑HTN
Myelomeningocele
- correct answer - Hydrocephalus; is a post-operative risk because the pathway for the cerebral spinal
fluid has been altered.
- Infants --> Measure the head circumference Qshift.
- children with NTDs usually produce too much cerebral spinal fluid and once the sac is removed, there is
nowhere for this additional CSF to accumulate except in the ventricles of the brain.
Exam, PEDS ATI proctored review questions and
answers 2025\2026 A+ Grade
Preschool-Aged Children
Body-Integrity
- correct answer - Preschool-aged children are very concerned about their body integrity
- They believe that their insides can leak our from even a small wound.
- Explains reason for their preoccupation with bandages
Preschool (3-6 Years)
- correct answer - IMITATION of adults: providing a stethoscope allows child an opportunity for
THERAPEUTIC play.
- Time based on events, magical thinking, animism, centration.
- Stress = Regresion; may still be picky eaters , sleep 12 hours average, pedestrian safety
- Keep a consistent bedtime routine
Pyloromyotomy
- correct answer - Release of hypertrophied muscle around the pyloric sphincter that causes narrowing
of the pyloric canal.
- Infants will be fed shortly postoperative (with return of bowel sounds) in small, frequent oral feeds.
- There is no incision to the gastric walls or mucosa and NPO is not required.
Chemotherapy
- correct answer - Low WBC count places the child at risk for infection and isolation with monitoring of
fever is priority.
↓RBC
- correct answer - Quiet play and best rest, administer O2
, ↓ Platelet
- correct answer - Protect child from injury and monitor for bleeding.
- Quiet play should be encouraged, it will lessen the R/F injury and ↓ hemorrhage
Dehydration
- correct answer - Assessment, response to parenteral fluids.
the nurse should weigh the patient daily because weight is the most sensitive indicator of hydration
status in clients of all ages.
- Weight is the only measurement the reflects both measurable fluid balance changes (I/O) and
insensible fluid loss (skin and respiratory)
Skeletal Traction
- correct answer The most effective means of traction, applying to a bone with wire pins or tongs
Compartment Syndrome
- correct answer Involves the compression of nerves and blood vessels due to swelling within the
enclosed space created by the fascia that separates groups of muscles
Acute Glomerulonephritis
- correct answer - ASO titer will indicate if the child has had a recent strep infection. In determining a
definitive diagnosis for acute glomerulonephritis.
- Elevated RBCs is expected and the presence of hematuria
- Monitor B.P. Q4hr due to ↑HTN
Myelomeningocele
- correct answer - Hydrocephalus; is a post-operative risk because the pathway for the cerebral spinal
fluid has been altered.
- Infants --> Measure the head circumference Qshift.
- children with NTDs usually produce too much cerebral spinal fluid and once the sac is removed, there is
nowhere for this additional CSF to accumulate except in the ventricles of the brain.
