ATI PEDIATRICS PROCTORED EXAM 2019 - STUDY GUIDE [70 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS].
1. A nurse is providing education about dietary modifications to
... [Show More] the parents of a school-age child
who has glomerulonephritis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Increase the child’s calcium intake
b. Decrease the child’s sodium intake
c. Increase the child’s intake of carbohydrates.
d. Decrease the child’s fat intake.
2. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child newly diagnosed with
a seizure disorder. The nurse should teach the parents to take which of the following
actions during a seizure?
a. Minimize movement of the limbs.
b. Insert tongue blade between the teeth.
c. Clear the area of hard objects.
d. Place the child in a prone position.
3. A nurse is assessing an adolescent who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the
following findings is the nurse's priority?
a. HbA1c 11.5%
b. Cholesterol 189 mg/dL
c. Preprandial blood glucose 124 mg/dL
d. Glycosuria
4. A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to a parent of a 1-month-old infant. The nurse
should include that it is recommended to start the series of which of the following
immunizations first?
a. Varicella
b. MMR
c. Inactivated Poliovirus
d. Hepatitis A
5. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a toddler who has hemolytic uremic
syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Creatinine 0.3 mg/dL
b. Hgb 18 g/dL
c. Urine casts absent
d. BUN 28 mg/dL
6. A nurse is caring for a school-age-child who is experiencing a sickle cell crisis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer furosemide IV twice per day.
b. Apply warm compress to the affected areas.
c. Decrease the child’s fluid intake
d. Initiate contact precautions.
7. A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant who has respiratory syncytial virus. The nurse
should immediately report which of the following findings to the provider?
a. Rhinorrhea
b. Tachypnea
c. Pharyngitis
d. Coughing
8. A nurse is planning to teach an adolescent who is lactose intolerant about dietary
guidelines. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You can drink milk on an empty stomach.
b. You should consume flavored yogurt instead of plain yogurt.
c. You may tolerate plain milk better than chocolate milk
d. You can replace milk with non dairy sources of calcium.
9. A nurse on a pediatric intensive care unit is caring for a toddler who weighs 12 kg
(26.5lb) and is postoperative following open-heart surgery. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Skin temperature of 36 C / 96.8 F
b. Pedal and posterior tibial pulses of 2+
c. Urine output of 15 mL in the last 2 hours
d. Drainage from the chest tube of 22 mL in the last hour.
10. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a parent of a 10-month-old infant who has
phenylketonuria. Which of the following responses by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
a. My daughter can’t drink orange juice
b. I will steam carrots and cut them into small pieces for her.
c. I should ensure that my daughter eats 1 ounce of meat every day.
d. I will switch her to whole milk now that she’s old enough.
11. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a preschool-age child who has celiac
disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
a. Your child will be on a gluten free diet for the rest of her life.
b. Your child will need to follow a low protein diet temporarily.
c. You should place your child on a high fiber diet when she has exacerbation.
d. You should replace white flour with wheat flour when preparing meals for your
child.
12. A nurse is administering albuterol by metered dose inhaler for a preschool-age child who
is experiencing an asthma exacerbation. Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider?
a. Respiratory rate of 24/min
b. Peak flow rate of 80%
c. Intercostal retractions
d. Elevated heart rate.
13. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who is 1hr postoperative following a
tonsillectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Administer an analgesic to the child on a scheduled basis.
b. Observe the child for frequent swallowing
c. Provide cranberry juice to the child.
d. Maintain the child in a supine position.
e. Discourage the child from coughing. [Show Less]