ATI RN
ATI Nursing Care of Children Maternal Newborn Assessment Questions
Extract:
A 3-year-old preschooler
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is discussing growth and development milestones with the parents of a 3-year-old preschooler. Which of the following statements by a parent indicates to the preschooler is meeting the expected benchmarks of other preschoolers in this age group?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Riding a tricycle is a common 3-year-old milestone, unlike cutting shapes (advanced), copying triangles (later), or overhead throwing (variable).
Extract:
A school-age child who has a newly diagnosed brain tumor
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is collecting data from a school-age child who has a newly diagnosed brain tumor. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Incoordination is common with brain tumors affecting motor areas, unlike insomnia, normal Babinski, or increased appetite.
Extract:
An adolescent who has type 1 diabetes mellitus
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Drinking orange juice for dizziness treats hypoglycemia, unlike discarding insulin late (28 days), extra insulin (risks hypoglycemia), or high A1c (target <7%).
Extract:
A 9-year-old client who is immediately postoperative, nonverbal, and has both cognitive and developmental delays
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for a 9-year-old client who is immediately postoperative. The client is nonverbal and has both cognitive and developmental delays. Which of the following pain scales should the nurse use to evaluate the client's pain?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The FLACC scale assesses pain through observable behaviors, ideal for nonverbal, developmentally delayed clients, unlike FACES, numerical, or visual analog scales, which require verbal or cognitive input.
Extract:
A client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and experienced preterm prelabor rupture of membranes
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and experienced preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Glucocorticoids promote fetal lung maturity, unlike temperature monitoring (secondary), calcium gluconate (irrelevant), or amniocentesis (not indicated).