ATI RN
ATI Nur 307 Pediatrics Final Exam Questions
Extract:
A school nurse is taking care of an adolescent who presents with multiple burns in various stages of healing.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following behaviors should the nurse identify as suggestive of possible physical abuse?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Denying discomfort despite burns suggests emotional detachment, potentially indicating abuse.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for an infant who has inadequate motility of part of the intestine resulting in a mechanical obstruction.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse should identify this finding as a manifestation of which of the following disorders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Hirschsprung's disease causes mechanical obstruction due to absent ganglion cells in the colon.
Extract:
A nurse is caring for a child diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements should be included in the discussion about factors causing or increasing the risk of DIC in children? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D,E
Rationale: Cancer, chemotherapy, and sepsis are major risk factors for DIC, and treating the underlying cause is essential to manage it.
Extract:
A child admitted with cystic fibrosis has sodium 128 mg/dL, blood glucose 268 g/dL, potassium 4.2 mq/L, oxygen saturation 88% on 2 L/min.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements by the nurse is accurate about how these values relate to cystic fibrosis?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cystic fibrosis causes sodium and water imbalances, leading to hyponatremia due to thickened mucus and electrolyte loss.
Extract:
The nurse is administering desmopressin (DDAVP) to a pediatric client with diabetes insipidus.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse should monitor for which of the following potential side effects of this medication?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Desmopressin causes water retention, risking dilutional hyponatremia, a critical side effect.