Pediatrics ATI Study Guide 2025 | Comprehensive NCLEX & Nursing School Review

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Walk without help / Creep upstairs / Uses a cup / Builds block

tower (2) .....ANSWER.....15 Months

Runs but is clumsy / Falls frequent / Throws ball over head /

Jumps in place / Pull and pushes toys / Can use a spoon well /

Can turn pages of book / Build a tower (3 or 4 blocks)

.....ANSWER.....18 Months

Walks up & down stairs using both feet on each step / Builds

tower of 6 or 7 blocks .....ANSWER.....2 years

Jumps across floor and off chair / Stands on one foot briefly /

Steps on tip toe - just takes a few steps / Draws circles, hand

finger coordination good / Tower of 8 blocks .....ANSWER.....2.5

years

Picky eaters / 24 - 28 oz of milk per day / Low fat milk at 2 yrs

/ Servings of tbsp food for each year of age or ¼ to ¼ adult

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portion / Finger foods / Current weight should be 4xs the birth

weight by 2.5 yrs / Increase choking - hot dogs, nuts, grapes,

popcorn, raw carrots, dried beans, tough meats (cooked is best

to decrease the risk) / Thermostat decrease 49 C or 120 F /

Decrease burn / scalding risk / Never leave unattended in baths

/ Toilet lids closed / Rear facing till 2 / Supervised with adults

near pool or water / Back seat is the best

.....ANSWER.....Toddlers (1-3)

3 Years: Rides tricycle / Jumps off bottom step / Stands on one

foot for few secs / Builds tower ( 9 - 10 blocks) / Copies circle

imitates across when drawing / 4 Years: Skips & hops on one

foot / Throws ball overhead / Catches ball / Laces shoes / uses

scissors when cutting and picture / 5 Years: Jumps rope / Walks

backwards with heel to toe / Throws and catches a ball with

ease / Uses pencil and small tools well / Prints simple words and

first name .....ANSWER.....Development 3 - 6 years Preschoolers

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More associative play - puzzles, riding tricycles, hand puppets /

Dress up, toys, games etc / 12 hrs of sleep decreases the risk for

injury related to falls and increase gait / Set hot water tank at

or below 49 C or 120 F / Car restraint till height of 145 cm or

4'9 inches tall or 8 - 12 years old / Vaccines 4 - 6 : Diptheria,

Tetanus, Pertussis, DTAP, MMR, Varicella and IPV (inactivated

poliovirus) / 1800 calories per day / Animation : gives living

qualities to inanimate objects (ex, doll feels scared)

.....ANSWER.....3 - 6 Years - Preschool

Play board games / Hopscotch / Jump rope / Collect rocks /

Ride Bikes / Organized sports non-competitive / Vaccines : IIV

(inactivated influenza vaccine) / meningococcal vaccine / TDAP /

Safety : hot water tank at 120 F, firearm safety, wear helmet &

seatbelt .....ANSWER.....6 - 12 yrs - School Age

Make crafts / Collect things / Hobbies / Jigsaw puzzles / Board

- card games / organized competitive sports / Scoliosis

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screenings in school / 9 hours of sleep is needed at 11 yrs old

.....ANSWER.....9 - 12 years old

Non-violent music and videogames / Sports / Caring for pets /

Career - training programs / Reading / Encourage Social

interaction / 9 hours of sleep / Firearm safety - unloaded and

locked / Helmets & pads / Breast buds 1st outward puberty sign

in girls / Increase penis and testicle size 1st outward sign in boys

/ Sunscreen avoid tanning beds / Never swim alone / Monitor

for self-harm : decrease school performance, interest in things,

social isolation, sleep disturbances or appetite, suicidal thoughts

.....ANSWER.....Adolescents 12 - 20 yrs

FLACC (2 months - 7 years): Face, Legs, Activity, Crying,

Consolability .....ANSWER.....Pain Management

Faces: 3 years & older using six faces / Uses numbers and rates,

increase faces / Oucher: 3 - 13 years (0-5 scale using pictures)

.....ANSWER.....Numerical Scale (5 & Older)