RN ATI PEDIATRICS RETAKE NEWEST VERSION 2 2025-2026
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a child who is being treated with
diphenhydramine for allergic rhinitis. The nurse should tell the parent to monitor
the child for which of the following?
a) Polyuria
b) Drowsiness
c) Drooling
d) Hypogeusia
B
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Perform the assessment in a head-to-toe sequence.
b. Minimize physical contact with the child initially.
c. Explain procedures using medical terminology.
d. Stop the assessment if the child becomes uncooperative.
B
Rationale: The nurse should initially minimize physical contact with the toddler,
and then
progress from the least traumatic to the most traumatic procedures.
A nurse is caring for an 18-year-old adolescent who is up-to-date on immunizations
and is
planning to attend college. The nurse should inform the client that he should
receive which of the
following immunizations prior to moving into a campus dormitory?
a. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
b. Meningococcal polysaccharide
c. Rotavirus
d. Herpes zoster
B
Rationale: The meningococcal polysaccharide immunization is used to prevent
,infection by
certain groups of meningococcal bacteria. Meningococcal infection can cause life-
threatening
illnesses, such as meningococcal meningitis, which affects the brain, and
meningococcemia,
which affects the blood. Both of these conditions can be fatal. College freshmen,
particularly
those who live in dormitories, are at an increased risk for meningococcal disease
relative to other
persons their age. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
issued a
recommendation that all incoming college students receive the meningococcal
immunization.
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of the
following
foods should the nurse include as being the most common food allergy in children?
a. Cow's milk
b. Wheat bread
c. Corn syrup
d. Egg
A
Rationale: According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should instruct the
parent that cow's
milk is the most common food allergy in children. Some children are sensitive to
the protein,
called casein, found in cow's milk. They have difficulty metabolizing the casein
and are,
therefore, allergic to cow's milk.
A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about home safety. Which of the
following
statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet."
b. "I keep my child's crib mattress at the highest level."
,c. "I turn pot handles to the side of my stove while cooking."
d. "I will give my child syrup of ipecac if she swallows something poisonous."
A
Rationale: Locking up medications and other potential poisons prevents access.
Toddlers have
improved gross and fine motor skills that allow for further exploration of the
environment and
possible access to hazardous substances.
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6-month-old infant. Which of the
following reflexes should the nurse expect to find?
a. Stepping
b. Babinski
c. Extrusion
d. Moro
B
Rationale: The Babinski reflex, which is elicited by stroking the bottom of the foot
and causing
the toes to fan and the big toe to dorsiflex, should be present until the age of 1 year.
Persistence
of neonatal reflexes might indicate neurological deficits.
A nurse is assisting a provider during a femoral venipuncture on a toddler. The
nurse should
place the child in which of the following positions?
a. Side-lying
b. Semi-recumbent
c. Flexed sitting
d. Supine
D
Rationale: The client is placed in the supine position, with the client's legs in a frog
position.
, A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the
following
findings indicates that the infant has a developmental delay?
a. Creeps on hands and knees
b. Inability to vocalize vowel sounds
c. Uses crude pincer grasp
d. Stands by holding onto support
B
Rationale: The infant should begin vocalizing vowel sounds at the age of 7 months,
and by the
age of 10 months, be able to say at least one word
. A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to an infant. Which of the
following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer the medication while the infant is supine.
b. Give the medication at the side of the infant's mouth.
c. Add the medication to a full bottle of the infant's formula.
d. Administer the medication slowly while holding the nares closed.
B
Rationale: When administering medications to an infant, a needleless oral syringe
or medicine
dropper is placed in the side of the mouth (buccal cavity alongside the tongue) to
prevent
gagging and aspiration.
A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing the health record of a client who is
demonstrating
increasing levels of stress after admission. The nurse should identify which of the
following
findings as a risk factor for a stress-related reaction to hospitalization?
a. Age 10
b. First hospitalization
c. Male gender
d. Calm, quiet demeanor
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a child who is being treated with
diphenhydramine for allergic rhinitis. The nurse should tell the parent to monitor
the child for which of the following?
a) Polyuria
b) Drowsiness
c) Drooling
d) Hypogeusia
B
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Perform the assessment in a head-to-toe sequence.
b. Minimize physical contact with the child initially.
c. Explain procedures using medical terminology.
d. Stop the assessment if the child becomes uncooperative.
B
Rationale: The nurse should initially minimize physical contact with the toddler,
and then
progress from the least traumatic to the most traumatic procedures.
A nurse is caring for an 18-year-old adolescent who is up-to-date on immunizations
and is
planning to attend college. The nurse should inform the client that he should
receive which of the
following immunizations prior to moving into a campus dormitory?
a. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
b. Meningococcal polysaccharide
c. Rotavirus
d. Herpes zoster
B
Rationale: The meningococcal polysaccharide immunization is used to prevent
,infection by
certain groups of meningococcal bacteria. Meningococcal infection can cause life-
threatening
illnesses, such as meningococcal meningitis, which affects the brain, and
meningococcemia,
which affects the blood. Both of these conditions can be fatal. College freshmen,
particularly
those who live in dormitories, are at an increased risk for meningococcal disease
relative to other
persons their age. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
issued a
recommendation that all incoming college students receive the meningococcal
immunization.
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of the
following
foods should the nurse include as being the most common food allergy in children?
a. Cow's milk
b. Wheat bread
c. Corn syrup
d. Egg
A
Rationale: According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should instruct the
parent that cow's
milk is the most common food allergy in children. Some children are sensitive to
the protein,
called casein, found in cow's milk. They have difficulty metabolizing the casein
and are,
therefore, allergic to cow's milk.
A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about home safety. Which of the
following
statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. "I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet."
b. "I keep my child's crib mattress at the highest level."
,c. "I turn pot handles to the side of my stove while cooking."
d. "I will give my child syrup of ipecac if she swallows something poisonous."
A
Rationale: Locking up medications and other potential poisons prevents access.
Toddlers have
improved gross and fine motor skills that allow for further exploration of the
environment and
possible access to hazardous substances.
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6-month-old infant. Which of the
following reflexes should the nurse expect to find?
a. Stepping
b. Babinski
c. Extrusion
d. Moro
B
Rationale: The Babinski reflex, which is elicited by stroking the bottom of the foot
and causing
the toes to fan and the big toe to dorsiflex, should be present until the age of 1 year.
Persistence
of neonatal reflexes might indicate neurological deficits.
A nurse is assisting a provider during a femoral venipuncture on a toddler. The
nurse should
place the child in which of the following positions?
a. Side-lying
b. Semi-recumbent
c. Flexed sitting
d. Supine
D
Rationale: The client is placed in the supine position, with the client's legs in a frog
position.
, A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the
following
findings indicates that the infant has a developmental delay?
a. Creeps on hands and knees
b. Inability to vocalize vowel sounds
c. Uses crude pincer grasp
d. Stands by holding onto support
B
Rationale: The infant should begin vocalizing vowel sounds at the age of 7 months,
and by the
age of 10 months, be able to say at least one word
. A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to an infant. Which of the
following
actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer the medication while the infant is supine.
b. Give the medication at the side of the infant's mouth.
c. Add the medication to a full bottle of the infant's formula.
d. Administer the medication slowly while holding the nares closed.
B
Rationale: When administering medications to an infant, a needleless oral syringe
or medicine
dropper is placed in the side of the mouth (buccal cavity alongside the tongue) to
prevent
gagging and aspiration.
A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing the health record of a client who is
demonstrating
increasing levels of stress after admission. The nurse should identify which of the
following
findings as a risk factor for a stress-related reaction to hospitalization?
a. Age 10
b. First hospitalization
c. Male gender
d. Calm, quiet demeanor
