ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 13-year-old adolescent female attained out-patient department (OPD), with a complaint of feeling fat especially over the stomach and thighs; she is also feeling cold, tired, weak, and lacking energy. Examination reveals heart rate 46 beats/min, blood pressure 70/40 mmHg, weight below 3rd centile, dry skin, and lanugo-type hair growth on face; lab investigations show hypokalemia and hypophosphatemia. Of the following, the MOST appropriate next action is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The patient shows severe signs of an eating disorder with critical physical parameters, necessitating immediate hospital admission.
Question 2 of 5
Which manifestations are expected in the early stages of acute hepatitis?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The early (anicteric) phase of hepatitis is characterized by nonspecific symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and malaise.
Question 3 of 5
All the following are long-term complications of intravenous cyclophosphamide EXCEPT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: While bladder cancer is a recognized complication, it is less common compared to bone marrow suppression, leukemia, and infertility.
Question 4 of 5
Lobar pneumonia is characterized by the following EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Hyper-resonance is typically seen in pneumothorax, not lobar pneumonia, which usually presents with dullness to percussion due to consolidation.
Question 5 of 5
The MOST common behavioral sleep disorder in a 4-month-old baby who needs to be rocked to sleep is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sleep-onset association disorder involves reliance on specific conditions to fall asleep.