ATI RN
ATI Pediatrics Exam NURS 243 Spring 2014 Questions
Extract:
A 1-year-old child.
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is providing education about age-appropriate activities to the parents of a 1-year-old child. Which of the following statements indicates a need for further teaching?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Jumping rope is too advanced for a 1-year-old's motor skills, indicating a need for teaching about age-appropriate activities.
Extract:
An 18-month-old with high fever, coughs hard, and has a runny nose; a one-year-old with a slight fever, a rash, and green secretions.
Question 2 of 5
Which child requires urgent care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: High fever and hard coughing in an 18-month-old suggest a serious respiratory infection, requiring urgent care over a one-year-old's milder symptoms.
Extract:
A 6-year-old who just had a tonsillectomy.
Question 3 of 5
What instructions should the nurse include in the post-operative discharge instructions for a 6-year-old who just had a tonsillectomy?
Correct Answer: A,B,C
Rationale: Pain management prevents dehydration, reporting ear pain/bad breath monitors complications, and soft foods support healing; scabs need monitoring for early dislodgement.
Extract:
A 7-year-old recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Question 4 of 5
The parents of a 7-year-old recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis have received discharge instructions for chest physiotherapy (CPT), use of a flutter valve, and a cough assist machine. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates understanding of the discharge instructions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: These therapies loosen lung secretions for better expectoration, improving respiratory function in cystic fibrosis, not affecting GI mucus or only used during illness.
Question 5 of 5
The parents of a 7-year-old recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis have received discharge instructions for chest physiotherapy (CPT), use of a flutter valve, and a cough assist machine. Which of the following statements made by the parents indicates an understanding of the discharge instructions?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: These therapies clear lung mucus to enhance breathing, not reduce infection resistance, are used daily, and do not target GI mucus.