ATI RN PEDS PROCTORED EXAM AND FINAL EXAM REVISION GUIDE- LATEST HIGH RATED SOLUTION GUIDE. ALSO CONTAINING ATI PEDS EXAM 1 AND EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
... [Show More] ANSWERS FOR ENHANCED MORE DETAILED STUDY GUIDE TO BEST SCORES. The nurse is teaching a nursing student about standard precautions. Which statement made by the student indicates a need for further teaching? A teen has a scoliosis curve of 35°. What treatment option does the nurse prepare the child and family for? A nurse is caring for a child with suspected epilepsy. Which diagnostic test does the nurse facilitate as the priority for this child? An adolescent child has just had surgery and has an abdominal dressing Which question should the nurse expect the child to initially ask? A child, age 3 years, refuses to have his temperature checked by the nurse. What nursing action should the nurse implement? After returning from cardiac catheterization, the nurse monitors the child’s vital signs. The heart rate should be counted for how many seconds? The nurse is planning home care for a 2-year-old child with a tracheostomy. What recommendation should be included? What factor is most important for parents implementing do not resuscitate (DNR) orders? The nurse must suction a 6-month-old infant with a tracheostomy. What intervention should be included? The parents of a young child with heart failure (HF) tell the nurse that they are nervous about giving digoxin. The nurse’s response should be based on which knowledge? According to Erikson, the psychosocial task of adolescence is developing what? Cognitive development influences response to pain. What age group is most concerned with the fear of losing control during a painful experience? Parents ask for help for their other children to cope with the changes in the family resulting from the special needs of their sibling. What strategy does the nurse recommend? A 6-year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit and requires bed rest. Having art supplies available meets which purpose? The nurse finds that a 6-month-old infant has an apical pulse of 166 beats/min during sleep. What nursing intervention is most appropriate at this time? The nurse stops to assist an adolescent who has experienced severe trauma when hit by a motorcycle. The emergency medical system (EMS) has been activated. The first person who provided assistance applied a tourniquet to the child’s leg because of arterial bleeding. What should the nurse do related to the tourniquet? The school nurse is informed that a child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection will be attending school soon. What is an important nursing intervention to include in the plan of care? An 8-year-old child is hit by a motor vehicle in the school parking lot. The school nurse notes that the child is responding to verbal stimulation but is not moving his extremities when requested. What is the first action the nurse should take? A school-age child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. The parents want to protect their child from knowing the seriousness of the illness. The nurse should provide which explanation? The nurse should suspect a child has cerebral palsy (CP) if the parent says what? Because of their striving for independence and productivity, which age group of children is particularly vulnerable to events that may lessen their feeling of control and power? The nurse is caring for a child with a tracheostomy. What clinical manifestation should the nurse recognize as an early sign of impending respiratory distress or failure? The nurse in a community clinic is caring for a 6-month old boy and his mother. Which intervention is the priority to promote adequate growth? The nurse is caring for a school-age girl who has had a cardiac catheterization. The child tells the nurse that her bandage is “too wet.” The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood. What nursing action is most appropriate to institute initially? The nurse is caring for a school-age child with severe anemia and activity intolerance. What diversional activity should the nurse plan for this child? An acutely ill child is admitted for a suspected severe urinary tract infection (UTI). Which is the priority action by the nurse? A 7-year old girl is being seen at a healthcare clinic; the nurse suspects that the child is being neglected and physically abused at home. Beyond physical markings on the child, which of the following can also indicate signs of a child being abused or neglected? Select all that apply. The nurse is conducting a physical examination of a child following a comprehensive health history. What should be the focus of the physical examination? The nurse is providing care to a 4-year-old boy with a broken arm and an infected laceration from a fall. The nurse notes a significant elevation in the child’s heart rate. Which intervention would be at least appropriate? A 6-year-old child is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. What consideration is most important in planning preoperative teaching? What is the most common form of child maltreatment? A nurse is preparing to take a pediatric patient to surgery. She places an identification band on the child’s wrist. Which of the following statements by the nurse is most appropriate when explaining the ID band to the child and his parents? The potential effects of chronic illness or disability on a child’s development vary at different ages. What developmental alteration is a threat to a toddler’s normal development? The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 3-year-old child. The parents state that the child excessively rubs the eyes and often tilts the head to one side. What visual impairment should the nurse suspect? What nursing consideration is most important in the care of a child on a mechanical ventilator? An infant’s parents ask the nurse about preventing otitis media (OM), what information should be provided? Which would be least effective in gaining the cooperation of a toddler during a physical examination? A 7-year-old child has just had a cast applied for a fractured arm with the wrist and elbow immobilized. What information should be included in the home care instructions? An 18-month old child is seen in the clinic with otitis media (OM). Oral amoxicillin is prescribed. What instructions should be given to the parent? A 6-year-old child has patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for pain measurement after orthopedic surgery. The parents are worried that their child will be in pain. What should your explanation in the parents include? The parents of a preterm infant in a neonatal intensive care unit are concerned about their infant experiencing pain from so many procedures. The nurse’s response should be based on which characteristic about preterm infants’ pain? [Show Less]