ATI RN
ATI Pediatrics Exam Simmons U BSN Questions
Extract:
A patient with reflux
Question 1 of 5
What are the priorities of our care and teaching for the patient with reflux? (Select All that Apply.)
Correct Answer: A,B,D
Rationale: Preventing UTIs, kidney damage, and teaching antibiotic use are priorities in vesicoureteral reflux. C is unrelated to reflux management.
Extract:
Question 2 of 5
Cushings Triad is an ominous sign including the following:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cushing's Triad (bradycardia, irregular respirations, widening pulse pressure) indicates increased intracranial pressure. A, B, and C are incorrect as they do not describe the triad.
Extract:
A 9 yr. old child with both hydrocephalus and a cardiac defect weighs 55 pounds. He requires digoxin by mouth once daily, the dose should be held if there are any symptoms of toxicity. After listening to the apical rate for one full minute, you note it is only 50.
Question 3 of 5
Should you administer the digoxin as ordered?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An apical rate of 50 indicates bradycardia, a sign of digoxin toxicity. Digoxin should be held to prevent worsening toxicity. B, C, and D risk harm by ignoring the toxicity symptom.
Extract:
A group of females who are pregnant
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is teaching about neural tube defects to a group of females who are pregnant. Which of the following disease processes should the nurse include as an example of a neural tube defect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Spina bifida is a neural tube defect (NT
D) that occurs when the neural tube doesn't close completely during fetal development, potentially causing spinal cord and nerve damage. B, C, and D are not NTDs: hydrocephalus involves fluid accumulation in the brain, cerebral palsy results from brain injury, and muscular dystrophy affects muscle tissue.
Extract:
A patient with reflux
Question 5 of 5
What are the priorities of our care and teaching for the patient with reflux? (Select All that Apply.)
Correct Answer: A,B,D
Rationale: Preventing UTIs, kidney damage, and teaching antibiotic use are priorities in vesicoureteral reflux. C is unrelated to reflux management.