ATI PEDIATRIC PROCTOR EXAM Q & A

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A guardian calls the clinic nurse after his child has developed symptoms of varicella and

asks when his child will no longer be contagious. Which of the following responses should

the nurse make?

a) "When your child no longer has a fever."

b) "Three days after the rash started."

c) "Six days after lesions appear if they are crusted." The nurse should inform

the guardian that a child will stop being contagious around 6 days after the

lesions appeared, as long as they are crusted over.

d) "When your child's lesions disappear."

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with the

parent of a 1-month-old infant. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates

an understanding of the teaching?

a) "I will let my baby sleep with me in bed at night."

b) "I will allow my baby to have a pacifier while sleeping." The nurse should

reinforce with the parent that allowing the infant to fall asleep with a pacifier

in his mouth decreases the risk for SIDS.

c) "I will place my baby on a soft mattress to sleep."

d) "I will cover my baby with a quilt while he is sleeping."

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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent who has an inflamed, nonperforated

appendix and is scheduled for a laparoscopic assisted appendectomy. Which of the

following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

a) "You can begin drinking fluids again 2 days after surgery."

b) "You will need to ask for pain medication for the first 24 hours after surgery."

c) "You will have your vital signs monitored every 8 hours after surgery."

d) "You will sit in your chair at least twice a day after surgery." The nurse

should instruct the client that she will sit in a bedside chair at least twice a

day and will be encouraged to ambulate as soon as possible following surgery.

This activity will enhance lung function and help prevent postoperative

complications. 

A nurse is collecting data from a school-aged child. The nurse should identify that which

of the following findings is a manifestation of physical abuse?

a) Multiple dental caries

b) Malnutrition

c) Recurrent urinary tract infections

d) Bruises at various stages of healing. The nurse should recognize that bruises

at various stages of healing are a clinical manifestation of physical abuse.

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A nurse is assisting with the care of a child who is postoperative and received a

transfusion during a surgical procedure. Which of the following findings indicates the

child is having a hemolytic reaction?

a) Chills and flank pain. Chills and flank pain are findings that indicate an

incompatibility of the transfused blood product with the client's blood. The

nurse should identify this finding as an indication that the child is having a

hemolytic reaction.

b) Pruritus and flushing

c) Rales and cyanosis

d) Bradycardia and diarrhea

A nurse is collecting data from a child during a well-child visit. The nurse should

recognize that which of the following findings places the child at a higher risk for abuse?

a) The child is 6 years old.

b) The child is male.

c) The child was born at 30 weeks of gestation. The nurse should identify those

children who are born prematurely are at greater risk for abuse because of

the potential for impaired bonding during early infancy.

d) The child was born via cesarean birth.

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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has a new diagnosis of

rheumatic fever. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an

understanding of the teaching?

a) "I should not give my child aspirin for pain or fever."

b) "My child will take antibiotics for 6 months."

c) "My child might have a period of irregular movement of the extremities." The

nurse should instruct the guardian that the child might experience chorea

weeks or months after the initial diagnosis. Chorea is a temporary lack of

coordination and the presence of sudden, irregular movements or periods of

clumsiness.

d) "I should expect there to be blood in my child's urine."

A nurse is collecting data from an infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following

sites should the nurse use when obtaining the infant's heart rate?

a) Apical. The nurse should use the apical pulse to obtain the infant's heart rate

and count it for a full minute, because it gives a reliable rate and rhythm and

provides accurate baseline assessment data. In an infant, the apical heart rate

is auscultated at the fourth intercostal space lateral to the midclavicular line.

b) Radial

c) Carotid

d) Femoral

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A nurse is preparing a toddler for suturing of a minor facial laceration. The nurse should

place the toddler in which of the following restraints?

a) Mummy restraint. The nurse should use a mummy wrap when a short-term

restraint is needed for treatment of the toddler that involves the head and

neck. The nurse should always use the least amount of restraint necessary.

b) Jacket restraint

c) Elbow restraints

d) Wrist restraints

A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with the parent of a 2-year-old toddler. Which of

the following should the nurse include in the teaching?

a) "It is recommended that the toddler consumes no more than 12 ounces of fruit

juice each day."

b) "An appropriate serving size is 1 tablespoon of food per year of age." The

nurse should include that an appropriate serving size for a 2-year-old toddler

is 1 tbsp of food per year of age.

c) "Introduce healthy finger foods like carrots and celery sticks."

d) "Encourage 5 cups of low-fat milk each day."

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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a school-age child who has lactose

intolerance. Which of the following supplements should the nurse instruct the parent to

include in the child's diet?

a) Zinc

b) Vitamin D. Lactose intolerance is managed by eliminating dairy products from

the diet. However, this can result in a decrease in bone density because of the

lack of calcium and vitamin D in the diet. The nurse should instruct the parent

to administer a vitamin D supplement to the child to enhance the absorption of

calcium from foods other than those containing lactose.

c) Thiamine

d) Folic acid

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a school-age child who has iron deficiency

anemia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

a) Hgb 9.0 g/dL. The nurse should expect a child who has iron deficiency anemia

to have an Hgb level below the expected reference range of 9.5 to 15.5 g/dL. An

Hgb of 9.0 g/dL is below the expected reference range.

b) Hct 37%

c) Iron 100 mcg/dL

d) Total iron binding capacity 325 mcg/dL

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