ATI RN
Pediatric Nursing Exam Preparation Questions
Question 1 of 5
The percentage of mental illnesses encountered at least once during childhood is about
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The correct answer is 20%. Studies indicate that approximately 20% of children experience mental health issues at some point during their childhood.
Question 2 of 5
Hydroxychloroquine is an antimalarial drug important in the treatment and reduction of flares in SLE and dermatomyositis. The procedure that should be done routinely during the course of administration is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Ophthalmological examination is necessary because hydroxychloroquine can cause retinal toxicity.
Question 3 of 5
A 12-year-old boy with a history of ventricular septal defect presents with heart failure, a bulging praecordium, and murmurs. What complication best explains his condition?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Aortic valve regurgitation can develop due to progressive damage from turbulent blood flow, leading to volume overload and heart failure.
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
A third-grade student refuses to go back to school after the winter break. She now needs her mother to go to sleep with her and complains of headache, bellyache, and muscle pain. The physical exam is totally normal, but you notice the child is very clingy to the mother. The most likely diagnosis is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Separation anxiety disorder involves excessive fear or distress when separated from attachment figures, fitting the scenario of clinging behavior and somatic complaints post-break.