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ATI Nurs 150 Pediatric Final Exam 0924 Cohort Questions
Extract:
An adolescent boy with slow onset of recurrent low-grade fever, fatigue, weakness, joint and muscle aches, loss of appetite, weight loss, diaphoresis, new heart murmur, splenomegaly, petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, and Osler nodes
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following Acquired Heart Diseases does this best represent?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The symptoms, including fever, murmur, and embolic phenomena like splinter hemorrhages and Osler nodes, are classic for infective endocarditis. Tetralogy of Fallot is congenital, rheumatic fever lacks these embolic signs, and pulmonary hypertension does not present this way.
Extract:
A group of females who are pregnant
Question 2 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 due to incomplete neural tube closure. Cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and hydrocephalus are not NTDs.
Extract:
A child who has nephrotic syndrome
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a child who has nephrotic syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Facial edema is a hallmark of nephrotic syndrome due to proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. Hypertension is not consistent, smokey brown urine suggests other conditions, and oliguria, not polyuria, is typical.
Extract:
An adolescent with a lateral curvature of the spine
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assisting with a routine physical examination of an adolescent. The provider observes a lateral curvature of the spine. The nurse should expect the provider to document which of the following disorders?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Scoliosis is a lateral spine curvature. Kyphosis is an outward curvature, torticollis is neck tilting, and lordosis is an inward curvature.
Extract:
A child who is experiencing a seizure
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a child who is experiencing a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Positioning the child laterally helps prevent aspiration by allowing fluids to drain out of the mouth and minimizes airway obstruction risk. Using a tongue blade, attempting to stop the seizure, or restraining the child can cause injury or exacerbate the situation.