ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Certification Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 9
All of the following are true about scald burns EXCEPT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: While scald burns can cause significant injury, they are not necessarily lethal, making this statement incorrect.
Question 2 of 9
Physiological responses to serious illness include an increase in the following Except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Serious illness often leads to hypotension rather than hypertension due to shock or cardiac dysfunction.
Question 3 of 9
Atypical bacterial pneumonia is more likely to occur in:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Atypical pneumonia, caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae, is more common in school-aged children. It presents with dry cough, mild fever, and extrapulmonary manifestations such as rash or hemolysis.
Question 4 of 9
The MOST common medication implicated in serum sickness is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Penicillin is the most frequently implicated drug in serum sickness-like reactions.
Question 5 of 9
All the following are manifestations of early shock in an infant Except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypotension is a late sign of shock in infants; early signs include tachycardia and irritability.
Question 6 of 9
Skin biopsy for diagnosis of possible urticarial vasculitis is recommended for
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Urticarial vasculitis presents as lesions persisting longer than 24 hours, often with purpura, requiring biopsy to differentiate from chronic urticaria.
Question 7 of 9
Abnormally short cords are associated with the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Short cords are typically associated with wrapping around fetal parts, uterine constraint, and oligohydramnios. Fetal hypotonia is not directly linked to cord length but rather neurological or muscular conditions.
Question 8 of 9
The serum total bilirubin of the patient in Question is mg/dL with a direct of mg/dL The hematocrit is %, the reticulocyte count is 5, and the smear reveals poikilocytosis and anisocytosis The Coombs test result is negative The next step in the management of the child's condition is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Phototherapy is effective for unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, which is present here
Question 9 of 9
Allergic rhinitis may be complicated by secondary bacterial infection as sinusitis. Of the following, the MOST likely clue to infection is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Thick nasal secretions, especially yellow or green, suggest bacterial infection, differentiating it from allergic rhinitis, which usually presents with clear nasal discharge.