ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN
ONLINE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. 52. A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has cognitive
impairment about toilet training. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER "Award your
child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair."
2. A charge nurse is preparing to make a room assignment for a newly
admitted school-age child. Which of the following considerations is the
nurses priority? - ANSWER Disease process
3. A community health nurse is assessing an 18-month-old toddler in a
community day care. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as a potential indication of physical neglect? - ANSWER Poor
personal hygiene
4. A nurse assessing a school-age child who has an infratentorial brain
tumor. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
manifestation of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWER Difficulty
concentrating
5. A nurse in a health department is caring for an emancipated adolescent
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, who has an STI and is unaccompanied by a guardian. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Have the
adolescent sign a consent form for treatment.
6. A nurse in a providers office is caring for a school-age child who has
varicella. The parents asks the nurse when their child will no longer be
contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? -
ANSWER "When your childs lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after
they appear."
7. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 3-month-old infant
who has rotavirus and is experiencing acute vomiting and diarrhea.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as an
indication that the infant has moderate to severe dehydration? -
ANSWER Sunken anterior fontanel
8. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a toddler who has
Kawasaki disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER -Increased temperature
9. -Xerophthalmia
10. -Cervical lymphadenopathy
11. A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an
adolescent who is experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the
sound as which of the following? - ANSWER Wheezes
12. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age
child who has sustained a minor superficial burn from fireworks on their
forearm. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
ANSWER Apply an antimicrobial ointment to the affected area.
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ONLINE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. 52. A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has cognitive
impairment about toilet training. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching? - ANSWER "Award your
child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair."
2. A charge nurse is preparing to make a room assignment for a newly
admitted school-age child. Which of the following considerations is the
nurses priority? - ANSWER Disease process
3. A community health nurse is assessing an 18-month-old toddler in a
community day care. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as a potential indication of physical neglect? - ANSWER Poor
personal hygiene
4. A nurse assessing a school-age child who has an infratentorial brain
tumor. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a
manifestation of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWER Difficulty
concentrating
5. A nurse in a health department is caring for an emancipated adolescent
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, who has an STI and is unaccompanied by a guardian. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Have the
adolescent sign a consent form for treatment.
6. A nurse in a providers office is caring for a school-age child who has
varicella. The parents asks the nurse when their child will no longer be
contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? -
ANSWER "When your childs lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after
they appear."
7. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 3-month-old infant
who has rotavirus and is experiencing acute vomiting and diarrhea.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as an
indication that the infant has moderate to severe dehydration? -
ANSWER Sunken anterior fontanel
8. A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a toddler who has
Kawasaki disease. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER -Increased temperature
9. -Xerophthalmia
10. -Cervical lymphadenopathy
11. A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an
adolescent who is experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the
sound as which of the following? - ANSWER Wheezes
12. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age
child who has sustained a minor superficial burn from fireworks on their
forearm. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -
ANSWER Apply an antimicrobial ointment to the affected area.
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