ATI RN
ATI RN Pediatrics Nursing 2023 New Questions
Extract:
A nurse is providing care for an infant with new casts for the treatment of club foot.
Question 1 of 5
Which intervention is appropriate in promoting the infant's comfort and preventing complications?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Elevating the legs on a pillow helps reduce swelling and discomfort while the cast is healing.
Extract:
Child appears in acute distress complaining of scrotal pain worse on the right. Parent states nausea and vomiting that began with the onset of the pain. There is notable swelling in the scrotal area and diffuse abdominal pain noted. 7-year-old male with sudden scrotal pain reports to the Emergency department with his parent.
Question 2 of 5
A Nurse is caring for a 7-year-old child with sudden onset of testicular pain. The nurse is aware that the pain may be a testicular torsion and assesses for what?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A negative Prehn's sign (where lifting the scrotum does not relieve pain) is a key sign of testicular torsion, indicating that the blood flow to the testicle is compromised.
Extract:
A nurse is assessing an infant following a motor vehicle crash.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following findings indicate increased intracranial pressure in an Infant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Increased somnolence or lethargy is a common sign of increased intracranial pressure in infants.
Extract:
A nurse is assessing a newborn for manifestations of a large patent ductus arteriosus.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A widened pulse pressure is commonly seen in large PDA due to continuous blood flow from the aorta to the pulmonary arteries.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a child with coarctation of the aorta. On assessment the nurse finds stronger pulses in the upper extremities than in the lower extremities. The blood pressure In the child's arms is higher than in the child's legs.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following is a priority Intervention the nurse should implement?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse should notify the cardiologist for further evaluation and management of coarctation of the aorta.