ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Review Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 12-year-old presents with sneezing, clear rhinorrhea, and nasal itching... The most likely diagnosis is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The symptoms and physical findings (boggy, pale nasal edema with clear discharge) are classic for allergic rhinitis.
Question 2 of 5
The acute effects of radiation therapy (occurring less than 3 months after therapy begins) are usually related to the area of the body being irradiated. Of the following, the MOST severe acute reaction is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cerebral edema is a severe and potentially life-threatening acute reaction to radiation therapy, particularly in brain irradiation. Other effects, though significant, are generally less severe.
Question 3 of 5
One of the following is not among causes of normocytic normochromic anemia:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Iron deficiency anemia is microcytic and hypochromic, not normocytic normochromic, which is seen in conditions like hemorrhage and bone marrow failure.
Question 4 of 5
The appropriate therapy of severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Adenotonsillectomy is the first-line treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea in children with enlarged tonsils and adenoids.
Question 5 of 5
Heimlich maneuver is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Heimlich maneuver involves abdominal (epigastric) thrusts to expel an obstructing object from the airway by creating an artificial cough.