ATI RN
ATI Pediatric Exam Nursing 228 Questions
Extract:
A 5-year-old girl posttonsillectomy
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old girl posttonsillectomy. The girl looks out the window and tells the nurse that it is raining and says. The sky is crying because it is sad that my throat hurts. The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating which mental process?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Magical thinking is when children believe their thoughts or actions cause external events, common in preschoolers, as seen in attributing the sky's 'crying' to her pain.
Extract:
A 5-year-old girl
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is assessing the motor skills of a 5-year-old girl. Which finding would cause the nurse to be concerned?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Drawing a person with only three body parts is typical for a 3-year-old, not a 5-year-old, who should depict six or more parts, indicating a developmental concern.
Extract:
A 9-year-old child receiving chemotherapy
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is implementing interventions to prevent physical stressors for a 9-year-old child receiving chemotherapy in the hospital. How will the nurse provide atraumatic care for this child?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A saline lock reduces repeated needle insertions, minimizing pain and trauma for a child requiring multiple medication doses, promoting atraumatic care.
Extract:
A 7-year-old girl with amblyopia
Question 4 of 5
The school nurse is conducting vision screening for a 7-year-old girl and documents the condition 'amblyopia.' What would the nurse tell the parents about this condition?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Amblyopia, or 'lazy eye,' results from reduced vision in one eye due to inadequate use during development, requiring early intervention to correct.
Extract:
A one-day-old neonate born at 32 weeks' gestation with an axillary temperature of 95 degrees F
Question 5 of 5
A one-day-old neonate born at 32 weeks' gestation is in the neonatal intensive care unit under a radiant overhead warmer. The nurse assesses the morning axilla temperature as 95 degrees F (35 degrees C). What could explain the assessment finding?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Preterm neonates lack sufficient brown adipose tissue, impairing heat production, leading to hypothermia despite a radiant warmer.