ATI PEDS PROCTORED EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANWERS
a lnurse lis lplanning lcare lfor la lchild lwho lhas lsevere ldiarrhea. lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactions lis lthe lnurse lpriority? l- l✔✔Assess lfluid lbalance
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la ltoddler lwho's lparent lstates lthat lthe lchild lhas la lmass lin lhis
labdominal larea land lhis lurine lis la lpink lcolor. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lactions lis lthe
lnurse's lpriority? l- l✔✔Instruct lthe lparent lto lavoid lpressing lon lthe labdominal larea
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lwho lhas lacute lglomerulonephritis. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactions lis lthe lnurse's lpriority? l- l✔✔Check lthe lChilds lweight ldaily
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lwho lhas la lsuspected ldiagnosis lof lbacterial lmeningitis.
lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe lnurse's lpriority? l- l✔✔Administer lantibiotics lwhen
lavailable
A lnurse lis lcollecting ldata lfrom lan ladolescent. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lrepresents lthe
lgreatest lrisk lfor lsuicide? l- l✔✔Active lpsychiatric ldisorder l(Mark, lmental lproblems,
lpatients lmind lis lunstable)
A lnurse lis lcollecting ldata lfrom lan linfant lwho lhas lotitis lmedia l(middle lear linfection).
lThe lnurse lshould lexpect lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lfindings? l- l✔✔Tugging lon lthe laffected
lear llobe
A lnurse lis lreinforcing lreaching lwith la lparent lof la l1 lmonth lold linfant lwho lis lto lundergo
lthe linitial lsurgery lto ltreat lHirschsprung's ldisease l(a lganglionic lmegacolon, lpart lof lthe
lcolon lisn't lconnected lto lthe lnerves lor lnot lfunctioning, lso lthere lwill lbe lan lincrease
lsize lof lthe lcolon land lstool lgets lstuck lin lthere). lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lstatements
lshould lindicate lto lthe lnurse lthat lthe lparent lunderstanding lthe lgoal lof lsurgery? l-
l✔✔"I'm lglad lthat lthe lostomy lis lonly ltemporary l" l(1st lthere lgoing lto lcut lthe
lnonfunctioning lof lthe lcolon, land lthen lapply ltemporary lcolostomy, lafter la lcouple lof
lmonths lthey lwill lsuture lit ltogether)
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor lan linfant lwho lis l1 lday lpostoperative lfollowing lsurgical lrepair lof la
lcleft llip. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lactions lshould lthe lnurse ltake? l- l✔✔Apply lan lantibiotic
lointment lto lthe lsuture lsite
A lnurse lis lreinforcing ldischarge linstructions lwith la lparent lof la lchild lwho lhas lcystic
lfibrosis. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lstatements lby lthe lparent lindicates lan lunderstanding lof
lthe lteaching? l- l✔✔"I lwill lmake lsure lmy lchild lwashes lher lhands lbefore leating"
, A lnurse lworking lat la lclinic lspeaks lon lthe ltelephone lwith la lparent lof la l2-monthold
linfant. lThe lparent ltells lthe lnurse lthat lthe linfant lhas lprojectile lvomiting lfollowed lby
lhunger lafter lmeals. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lresponse lby lthe lnurse lis lappropriate? l-
l✔✔"Bring lyour linfant linto lthe lclinic ltoday lto lbe lseen"
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la l4 lyear lold lchild lwho lis l2 ldays lpostoperative lfollowing lthe
linsertion lof la lventriculoperitoneal lshunt. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lfindings lshould lthe
lnurse lidentify las lthe lpriority l. l(causes licp lhydrocephalus) l- l✔✔lethargy l(high lpitched
lcry, lrespiratory lchanges, lbradycardia, lwide lpulse lpressure, lirritability
a lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lfollowing lan lopen lreduction land linternal lfixation lof la
lfractured lfemur land lapplication lof la lcast. lThe lcast lhas la lwindow lcut lin lit lfor lviewing
lof lthe lincision. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lactions lshould lthe lnurse ltake lfirst? l-
l✔✔Perform lneurovascular lchecks lof lthe laffected lextremity l(check lfor linfection, lcolor,
lcapillary lrefill, lredness)
A lnurse lis lan lurgent lcare lclinic lis lassisting lwith lthe lcare lof la ltoddler lwho lingested l30
ltablets lof laspirin. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lsubstances lshould lthe lnurse ladminister lto
lthe ltoddler? l- l✔✔Activated lcharcoal l(can lwork lwith ltoxin, lpoison. lGiven lthrough lng
ltube labsorbs ltoxins)
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la l3 lyear lold lclient lwho lhas lpersistent lotitis lmedia. lTo lhelp
lidentify lcontributing lfactors, lthe lnurse lshould lask lthe lparents lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lquestions? l- l✔✔Does lanyone lsmoke lin lthe lsame lhouse las lyour ldaughter? l(smoking
lcan lcause lirritation, lcause lmucus lin lrespiratory land lcauses lotitis lmedia?) l(otitis
lmedia lis lpurulent lcolor)
A lnurse lis lcollecting ldata lfrom la l2 lyear lold ltoddler lwho lhas lAIDS. lThe lnurse lshould
linspect linside lthe ltoddler lmouth lfor lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lopportunistic linfections
l(fungus linfections lis lusually lopportunistic linfections)? l- l✔✔Candidiasis l(also lcalled
loral lthrush)
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la l4 lyear lold lchild lwho lhas ldehydration. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lfindings lshould lthe lnurse lidentify las lthe lpriority? l- l✔✔Potassium l2.5 lmEq/L
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lwho lIs lpostoperative lfollowing lthe linsertion lof la
lventriculorperitoneal lshunt. lThe lnurse lshould lplace lthe lchild lin lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lpositions? l- l✔✔On lthe lnonoperative lside
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor lan linfant lwho lis ldehydrated land lrequires lIV ltherapy. lThe lnurse
lshould lmonitor lthe linfant lresponse lto ltherapy lby lperforming lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactions? l- l✔✔weighing lthe linfants lat lthe lsame ltime leveryday
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lpreschool lage lchild lwho lhas lcroup. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lfindings lshould lthe lnurse lreport lto lthe lprovider? l- l✔✔Drooling l(that lcould lmean lit lcan
lmean lthere's lan lepiglottitis lcauses lobstruction lof lthe lairway)
QUESTIONS AND ANWERS
a lnurse lis lplanning lcare lfor la lchild lwho lhas lsevere ldiarrhea. lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactions lis lthe lnurse lpriority? l- l✔✔Assess lfluid lbalance
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la ltoddler lwho's lparent lstates lthat lthe lchild lhas la lmass lin lhis
labdominal larea land lhis lurine lis la lpink lcolor. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lactions lis lthe
lnurse's lpriority? l- l✔✔Instruct lthe lparent lto lavoid lpressing lon lthe labdominal larea
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lwho lhas lacute lglomerulonephritis. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactions lis lthe lnurse's lpriority? l- l✔✔Check lthe lChilds lweight ldaily
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lwho lhas la lsuspected ldiagnosis lof lbacterial lmeningitis.
lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe lnurse's lpriority? l- l✔✔Administer lantibiotics lwhen
lavailable
A lnurse lis lcollecting ldata lfrom lan ladolescent. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lrepresents lthe
lgreatest lrisk lfor lsuicide? l- l✔✔Active lpsychiatric ldisorder l(Mark, lmental lproblems,
lpatients lmind lis lunstable)
A lnurse lis lcollecting ldata lfrom lan linfant lwho lhas lotitis lmedia l(middle lear linfection).
lThe lnurse lshould lexpect lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lfindings? l- l✔✔Tugging lon lthe laffected
lear llobe
A lnurse lis lreinforcing lreaching lwith la lparent lof la l1 lmonth lold linfant lwho lis lto lundergo
lthe linitial lsurgery lto ltreat lHirschsprung's ldisease l(a lganglionic lmegacolon, lpart lof lthe
lcolon lisn't lconnected lto lthe lnerves lor lnot lfunctioning, lso lthere lwill lbe lan lincrease
lsize lof lthe lcolon land lstool lgets lstuck lin lthere). lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lstatements
lshould lindicate lto lthe lnurse lthat lthe lparent lunderstanding lthe lgoal lof lsurgery? l-
l✔✔"I'm lglad lthat lthe lostomy lis lonly ltemporary l" l(1st lthere lgoing lto lcut lthe
lnonfunctioning lof lthe lcolon, land lthen lapply ltemporary lcolostomy, lafter la lcouple lof
lmonths lthey lwill lsuture lit ltogether)
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor lan linfant lwho lis l1 lday lpostoperative lfollowing lsurgical lrepair lof la
lcleft llip. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lactions lshould lthe lnurse ltake? l- l✔✔Apply lan lantibiotic
lointment lto lthe lsuture lsite
A lnurse lis lreinforcing ldischarge linstructions lwith la lparent lof la lchild lwho lhas lcystic
lfibrosis. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lstatements lby lthe lparent lindicates lan lunderstanding lof
lthe lteaching? l- l✔✔"I lwill lmake lsure lmy lchild lwashes lher lhands lbefore leating"
, A lnurse lworking lat la lclinic lspeaks lon lthe ltelephone lwith la lparent lof la l2-monthold
linfant. lThe lparent ltells lthe lnurse lthat lthe linfant lhas lprojectile lvomiting lfollowed lby
lhunger lafter lmeals. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lresponse lby lthe lnurse lis lappropriate? l-
l✔✔"Bring lyour linfant linto lthe lclinic ltoday lto lbe lseen"
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la l4 lyear lold lchild lwho lis l2 ldays lpostoperative lfollowing lthe
linsertion lof la lventriculoperitoneal lshunt. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lfindings lshould lthe
lnurse lidentify las lthe lpriority l. l(causes licp lhydrocephalus) l- l✔✔lethargy l(high lpitched
lcry, lrespiratory lchanges, lbradycardia, lwide lpulse lpressure, lirritability
a lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lfollowing lan lopen lreduction land linternal lfixation lof la
lfractured lfemur land lapplication lof la lcast. lThe lcast lhas la lwindow lcut lin lit lfor lviewing
lof lthe lincision. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lactions lshould lthe lnurse ltake lfirst? l-
l✔✔Perform lneurovascular lchecks lof lthe laffected lextremity l(check lfor linfection, lcolor,
lcapillary lrefill, lredness)
A lnurse lis lan lurgent lcare lclinic lis lassisting lwith lthe lcare lof la ltoddler lwho lingested l30
ltablets lof laspirin. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lsubstances lshould lthe lnurse ladminister lto
lthe ltoddler? l- l✔✔Activated lcharcoal l(can lwork lwith ltoxin, lpoison. lGiven lthrough lng
ltube labsorbs ltoxins)
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la l3 lyear lold lclient lwho lhas lpersistent lotitis lmedia. lTo lhelp
lidentify lcontributing lfactors, lthe lnurse lshould lask lthe lparents lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lquestions? l- l✔✔Does lanyone lsmoke lin lthe lsame lhouse las lyour ldaughter? l(smoking
lcan lcause lirritation, lcause lmucus lin lrespiratory land lcauses lotitis lmedia?) l(otitis
lmedia lis lpurulent lcolor)
A lnurse lis lcollecting ldata lfrom la l2 lyear lold ltoddler lwho lhas lAIDS. lThe lnurse lshould
linspect linside lthe ltoddler lmouth lfor lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lopportunistic linfections
l(fungus linfections lis lusually lopportunistic linfections)? l- l✔✔Candidiasis l(also lcalled
loral lthrush)
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la l4 lyear lold lchild lwho lhas ldehydration. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lfindings lshould lthe lnurse lidentify las lthe lpriority? l- l✔✔Potassium l2.5 lmEq/L
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lchild lwho lIs lpostoperative lfollowing lthe linsertion lof la
lventriculorperitoneal lshunt. lThe lnurse lshould lplace lthe lchild lin lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lpositions? l- l✔✔On lthe lnonoperative lside
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor lan linfant lwho lis ldehydrated land lrequires lIV ltherapy. lThe lnurse
lshould lmonitor lthe linfant lresponse lto ltherapy lby lperforming lwhich lof lthe lfollowing
lactions? l- l✔✔weighing lthe linfants lat lthe lsame ltime leveryday
A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lpreschool lage lchild lwho lhas lcroup. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing
lfindings lshould lthe lnurse lreport lto lthe lprovider? l- l✔✔Drooling l(that lcould lmean lit lcan
lmean lthere's lan lepiglottitis lcauses lobstruction lof lthe lairway)
