ATI PEDIATRICS PROCTORED 2019 EXAM STUDY GUIDE [195 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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ATI PEDIATRICS PROCTORED 2019 EXAM – STUDY
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1.) When planning to teach a toddler about coughing and deep breathing, which would be most effective?
a. Playing a game with coughing and breathing
2.) The nurse has worked diligently with an adolescent to meet his teaching–learning needs and make
adaptations for managing his illness to suit his preferences and lifestyle. Even so, there is evidence of
noncompliance. The nurse's interpretation is:
a. Some noncompliance should be expected due to the teen's desire for independence, expression of
his personal values, and peer acceptance.
3.) An adolescent remarks rather sarcastically that she feels like a "lab rat." What is the priority nursing
action?
a. Ensure information is shared with and decisions about care are made with the teen and not for the
teen.
4.) The nurse is providing care for a 2-year-old girl with a chronic respiratory disease present since birth.
Which would be of least help in working effectively with the parents?
a. Expect parents to perform procedures precisely as taught.
5.) A nurse is teaching a child and parents about an outpatient surgical procedure the child will have the next
day. The child is "shy" and does not maintain eye contact with the nurse. What is the best way for the
nurse to approach the child?
a. Talk to the parents first to give the child a chance to "warm up.
6.) A nurse is preparing a hospitalized child for a lumbar puncture. The physician states that he will perform
the procedure in the child's hospital room. What should the nurse inform the physician to advocate for
the child?
a. "I will have the procedure prepared in the treatment room, so that the child may view the hospital
room as safe and secure."
7.) Nursing students are learning about the importance of therapeutic communication in their pediatric
course. The nursing instructor identifies a need for further teaching when a student makes which
statement?
a. "It is best to stand when listening to a child to demonstrate knowledge."
8.) A nurse is preparing to teach an 8-year-old recently diagnosed with diabetes how to give an insulin
injection. Which is the best technique for the nurse to use?
a. Demonstration
9.) A 9-year-old with rheumatoid arthritis has difficulty moving her painful hands as well as her other joints.
She refuses to participate in ordered physical therapy. What would be the best way for the nurse to make
sure she continues to exercise her joints?
a. Play a game like "Simon Says" to introduce exercises.
10.) A nurse is assigned to care for a 6-month-old hospitalized with diarrhea and dehydration. Because
a child this age does not have developed speech, what can the nurse do to communicate with the child?
a. Sing to the infant.
11.) How can the nurse increase communication between the family of a child with sickle-cell disease
and the health care team?
a. Using a dry erase board for updating the daily plan of care.
12.) The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old girl with terminal cancer and her family. Which intervention
provides the best therapeutic communication?
a. Informing the child in terms she can understand
13.) The nurse is educating the family of a 2-year-old boy with bronchiolitis about the disorder and its
treatment. The family parents speak only Chinese. Which action, involving an interpreter, can jeopardize
the family’s trust?
a. Asking the interpreter questions not meant for the family
14.) The father of a child hospitalized after a fire questions the use of therapeutic play. He reports he
does not understand the purpose. What information can be provided to him?
a. This type of play gives the child an outlet to deal with stress.
15.) A couple with infertility has decided to adopt an infant and receive a call several months later that an
infant is available. The social worker gives them the history of the biological mom, a teenager who tried to
conceal her pregnancy by dieting and taking laxatives. However, at 6 months' gestation, the teenager
shared her pregnancy with the family and received prenatal care. Given this history, the couple should be
counseled to observe the infant for which possible abnormality?
a. Abnormal neurologic development
16.) A couple is arguing and bickering all the time. This couple has not told the children yet that they
are planning to get a divorce. When the couple discusses this with the school nurse, the nurse shares that
at this early phase, children likely experience what type of feelings?
a. Take blame for their parents quarreling and try to behave better
17.) A 7-year-old child who has recently immigrated with his family is brought to the school nurse
because he refuses to eat lunch. Which response should the nurse prioritize?
a. Investigate for potential cultural issues.
18.) Which is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to the poor prognosis
their child has been given?
a. Using open-ended questions
The school-age child with a new colostomy will require teaching by the nurse to learn to care for the ostomy.
In order for the nurse to teach the child effectively, what is most important for the nurse to know about
the child?
a. Learning style
20.) When teaching an adolescent about home care after hospitalization, what is most important for
the nurse to do?
a. Allow opportunity for the adolescent to express feelings.
21.) An urgent care nurse is cleaning a forehead laceration on a 7-year-old. The mother is present. The
child is crying and screaming. The nurse should:
a. Tell the child, "It's OK to cry, but I need you to hold still." [Show Less]