ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Certification Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 5-year-old is noted by the parents to snore at night. The child has also had problems staying awake in preschool and has had behavioral problems. The father also snores. Physical examination of the child reveals large, pink, nonexudative tonsils. The most appropriate next step is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Polysomnography is essential for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea, especially given the child's symptoms of snoring, daytime sleepiness, and enlarged tonsils.
Question 2 of 5
Heimlich maneuver is used for which of the following purposes?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Heimlich maneuver is an emergency technique used to expel foreign objects from the airway in choking individuals. It creates positive pressure to force the obstruction out of the trachea.
Question 3 of 5
Rheumatoid factor (RF) positivity in individuals with extra-articular manifestations is almost exclusively occur in RF-positive polyarthritis characterized by aggressive manifestation that is almost exclusively occurs in symmetrical arthritis of both upper and lower extremities. Which of the following is NOT correlated with ANA positivity?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Age and gender are strongly correlated with ANA positivity, while uveitis is a common extra-articular manifestation.
Question 4 of 5
Spondyloarthritides are largely genetically determined. Which of the following characteristics is never associated with such diseases?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Rheumatoid factor positivity is rare in spondyloarthritides.
Question 5 of 5
One of the following can cause thrombocytopenia with decreased megakaryocytes in bone marrow:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Aplastic anemia results from bone marrow failure, leading to pancytopenia, including decreased megakaryocytes, which causes thrombocytopenia. Other causes, such as ITP and hypersplenism, typically have normal or increased megakaryocytes.