ATI RN
ATI Nursing Care of Children Maternal Newborn Assessment Questions
Extract:
A child who has an NG tube in place for intermittent enteral feeding
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is preparing to administer an intermittent enteral feeding to a child who has an NG tube in place. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Verifying NG tube placement prevents aspiration, prioritizing safety over positioning, residual checks, or flushing.
Extract:
A client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is scheduled for a nonstress test
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is scheduled for a nonstress test. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Pressing the button tracks fetal movement, assessing well-being, unlike lying flat (risks hypotension), nipple stimulation (unrelated), or fasting (unnecessary).
Extract:
A parent of a child who has a greenstick fracture
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a child who has a greenstick fracture. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Greenstick fractures are incomplete, not crossing the bone, unlike microscopic fractures, compression, or complete division.
Extract:
A parent of a school-age child who has tonic-clonic seizures
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a school-age child who has tonic-clonic seizures. Which of the following statements should the nurse make regarding care during a seizure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Placing the head on a pillow protects against injury during a seizure, unlike offering liquids (aspiration risk), restraining (injury risk), or giving diazepam (requires prescription).
Extract:
A toddler who has pneumonia
Question 5 of 5
A nurse on a pediatric unit is assisting with the admission of a toddler who has pneumonia. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings is an expected behavior of hospitalization?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Separation anxiety is typical in hospitalized toddlers, unlike loss of control, punishment perception, or body image issues (less common).