ATI RN
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is a major challenge faced by developing countries?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Many developing countries struggle with providing access to clean water, which affects public health and economic productivity.
Question 2 of 5
One of the following can cause heart failure in a full-term neonate:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Severe coarctation leads to critical left ventricular outflow obstruction, causing neonatal heart failure.
Question 3 of 5
Soft areas in the occipital region suggest the irregular calcification and wormian bone formation usually associated with the following conditions EXCEPT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Craniosynostosis involves premature fusion of cranial sutures and does not typically present with soft areas or wormian bones. The other conditions are associated with irregular calcification and wormian bone formation.
Question 4 of 5
A head-injured 4-year-old patient who opens eyes to painful stimulus, is confused, and withdraws from pain has a Glasgow coma score of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A GCS of 10 is calculated as follows: Eye opening to pain (2), Confused verbal response (4), and Withdrawal from pain (4), summing up to 10.
Question 5 of 5
The main diagnostic sign of cardiac arrest is
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Absence of a central pulse (carotid or femoral) confirms cardiac arrest. Peripheral pulses may be weak in shock, but loss of a central pulse requires immediate resuscitation efforts.