ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Exam Preparation Questions
Question 1 of 5
Expiratory grunting is a sign of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Expiratory grunting indicates difficulty in oxygenation and is often a compensatory mechanism in pneumonia, where alveolar collapse or consolidation reduces oxygen exchange.
Question 2 of 5
At about what age does an infant start to recognize familiar faces and objects, such as a feeding bottle?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Around 3 months of age, an infant begins to recognize familiar faces and objects, including a feeding bottle.
Question 3 of 5
One of the following is a microcytic hypochromic anemia:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Iron deficiency anemia is characterized by microcytic hypochromic red blood cells due to insufficient iron needed for hemoglobin production.
Question 4 of 5
A -week-old, A-positive, African-American former -week’s-gestational-age infant was born to an O-positive mother and experienced hyperbilirubinemia requiring days of phototherapy on the newborn nursery after birth The infant appears apathetic and demonstrates pallor, a grade /6 systolic ejection murmur, and a heart rate of 7 The most likely diagnosis is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Continued hemolysis due to ABO incompatibility can lead to anemia, jaundice, and cardiac symptoms
Question 5 of 5
The outpatient management of a minor burn (first or second degree) involving less than 10% body surface area could include all of the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Prophylactic penicillin is not typically used in minor burns unless there is a specific infection risk, as it can promote antibiotic resistance.