ATI RN
ATI Pediatrics Exam 2 Questions
Extract:
A toddler with heart failure.
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is assessing a toddler who has heart failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Orthopnea, difficulty breathing when lying flat, is expected in heart failure. Weight gain, tachycardia, and decreased urine output are typical, not the opposites.
Extract:
An adolescent post-cardiac catheterization with a pressure dressing to the right femoral area.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is caring for an adolescent following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? (Select the 4 findings that the nurse should report to the provider.)
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D
Rationale: Saturated dressing, diminished pulses, cool/pale extremity, and pain suggest complications like bleeding or arterial occlusion, requiring reporting. Apical pulse is routine unless abnormal.
Extract:
A child with tonic-clonic seizure disorder, on Phenytoin, with mild exercise-induced asthma.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse in the provider's office is caring for a child who has a history of tonic-clonic seizure disorder. Three months ago, the neurologist changed the child's antiepileptic medications to include Phenytoin due to increasing number of seizures per guardian. The child has a 1-year history of mild exercise-induced asthma for which they were prescribed a rescue inhaler of albuterol prn. The client is at risk for developing __ due to __.
Correct Answer: A,E
Rationale: Gingival hyperplasia is a common Phenytoin side effect. Albuterol doesn't cause hypoglycemia, exercise may trigger seizures but not status epilepticus routinely, and Phenytoin doesn't cause bronchospasm.
Extract:
Parents of a school-age child at a well-child visit regarding lice.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is providing teaching about lice to the parents of a school-age child at a well-child visit. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Avoiding sharing hats prevents lice transmission. Lice survive 24-48 hours off-host, daily washing doesn't prevent lice, and lice crawl, not jump.
Extract:
A 6-month-old infant at a well-child visit.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant at a well-child visit. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The posterior fontanel closes by 2-4 months, expected at 6 months. Incisors erupt later, sitting without support varies, and pincer grasp develops at 9-12 months.