ATI PEDS PROCTORED EXAM 2019 REVISION

GUIDE

1. A nurse is assessing language development in all the infants presenting at the doctor's office

for well-child visits. At which age range would the nurse expect a child to verbalize the

words "dada" and "mama"?

9 and 12 months

2. During the toddler stage, ages 2-3 years, a child will gain approximately how many pounds

per year?

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3. Development that proceeds from the inside out is called by which of the following terms?

proximodistal

4. Routine physical examinations on children include height, weight, vital signs, physical

examination, vision and hearing screening, diet assessment, screening for alcohol and other

drug use, and screening for which of the following?

scoliosis

5. A mother tells you that her 4-year-old child has begun to have night waking and has started

thumb sucking again. Otherwise the child seems very healthy. From this brief history, your

immediate response is:

“What changes have happened in your family or with your child?”

6. Using your knowledge of the Freudian stages of psychosexual development when caring for

a child between the ages of 1 and 3 years, it would be most important for you to ask the

caregivers about:

d. rituals used for elimination

7. To look into the ear of a child younger than 3 years old, the nurse would position the ear by

pulling the auricle:

down and back

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8. The very first sucking by an infant occurs because of:

d. an accidental reflex of rooting

9. Piaget believed that interactions with the environment caused people to organize patterns

of thought called:

Schema

10. Which of the following statements best describes object permanence?

The infant realizes an object continues to exist even when out of sight.

11. A mother asks which developmental milestones she can expect when her baby is 6 months

old. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

Transfers objects from one hand to the other

12. While assessing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother if the

child actively looks for toys when they are placed out of sight. Which developmental task is

the nurse assessing this infant for?

Object permanence

13. When working with school-aged children, the nurse should keep in mind that these children

will increase their weight by how many pounds per year?

3-5

14. The nurse working on the pediatric unit checks the apical pulse of a school-aged child and

finds a rate of 95 beats per minute while the child is lying in bed. The best action on the part

of the nurse is to:

Chart the apical pulse of 95 as it is in the normal range.

15. A nurse has instructed the parents of an infant to introduce solid foods one at a time, while

carefully observing for signs of food allergies. Which of the following signs and symptoms

may be suggestive of food allergies? Select all that apply.

diarrhea

abdominal pain

rashes

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16. According to Piaget, the concrete operations stage occurs in which of the following age

ranges?

6 to 12 years

17. Cephalocaudal development proceeds in which direction?

head downward

18. The nurse would expect to find which of the following resting respiratory rates in the

normal newborn?

40

19. According to Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development, a child between ages 6 and 12 is

going through which of the following stages?

industry versus inferiority

20. In order to help an infant accomplish the basic task of infancy (according to Erikson’s stages

of psychosocial development), caregivers must consistently do which of the following

things?

Meet need for comfort, security, predictability, food, and warmth.

21. The nurse is assessing an infant client during a health supervision visit. Which assessment

findings are considered normal variations for this client? Select all that apply.

Sucking pads in the mouth

A rounded chest

Hearing breath sounds over the entire chest

22. Which of these developmental milestones should the nurse expect to find in children who

are between 2 and 3 years old? Select all that apply.

Scribbles and draws on paper

Kicks a ball

Goes up and down stairs

23. According to Erikson, the psychosocial development of an infant is centered around the

concept of:

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