ATI RN Nursing Care of Children (B) 2019 Exam -Retake Guide

ATI RN Nursing Care of Children (B) 2019 Exam -Retake Guide

1. A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted school-age child who has

generalized seizure disorder. Which of the following interventions should

the nurse plan to include?

Ensure the oxygen source is functioning in the childs room

2. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the guardian of a school-age child

who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse

make?

“You should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks throughout the day.”

3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant

who is postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent placement.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

“Allow the stent to drain into your infants diaper.”

4. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic syndrome and

is taking prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which of the following

manifestations indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

Decreased edema

5. A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of

the following children should the nurse assess first?

A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting.

6. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of a toddler who had

lower leg cast applied 24 hr ago. The nurse should instruct the guardians to

report which of the following finding to the provider?

Restricted ability to move the toes.

7. 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?

Wheezes

8. A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has congestive heart failure. The nurse

observes wide QRS complexes and peaked T waves on the cardiac monitor.

Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?

Potassium Chloride

9. A nurse is planning an educational program for school-age children and their

parents about bicycle safety. Which of the following information should the

nurse plan to include?

The child should be able to stand on the balls of their feet when sitting on the

bike.

10. A nurse is monitoring the oxygen saturation level of an infant using pulse

oximetry. The nurse should secure the sensor to which of the following areas

on the infant?

Great Toe

11. A nurse is an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has

epiglottitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Monitor the child’s oxygen saturation

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?

Apply an antimicrobial ointment to the affected area.

13. 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?

“When your childs lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after they appear.”

14. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-age child who

has moderate persistant asthma. Which of the following instructions should the

nurse include?

“Pulmonary function tests will be performed every 12 to 24 months to evaluate

how your child is responding to therapy.”

15. A nurse is admitting an infant who has intussusception. Which of the following

findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

-Vomiting

-Lethargy

16. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a school-age child who is 1 week

postoperative following an open fracture repair. Which of the following

findings should the nurse identify as an indication of a potential complication?