ATI RN
ATI Pediatrics Quiz Questions
Extract:
The nurse is providing asthma education to a teen that has just been diagnosed with asthma.
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following statements by the client would indicate a need for further teaching? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C,E
Rationale: Sleeping with a pet can exacerbate asthma if it's a trigger, and calling 911 before using a rescue inhaler is incorrect, as the inhaler is the first step unless symptoms are uncontrolled.
Extract:
The nurse is caring for a child diagnosed with Kawasaki disease.
Question 2 of 5
Keeping the pathophysiology in mind, the nurse carefully monitors the child for which complication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Kawasaki disease causes inflammation of the coronary arteries, which can lead to aneurysms and increase the risk of myocardial infarction due to impaired blood flow to the heart.
Extract:
While assessing a newborn with respiratory distress, the nurse auscultates a machine-like heart murmur. Other findings are a widened pulse pressure, pulmonary congestion and right ventricular hypertrophy.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse suspects that the newborn has:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Patent Ductus Arteriosus is characterized by a continuous machine-like murmur, pulmonary congestion, and right ventricular hypertrophy due to increased pulmonary blood flow.
Extract:
An 8-year-old child who has acute rheumatic fever.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is caring for an 8-year-old child who has acute rheumatic fever. Which of the following assessments is the nurse's priority immediately after admission?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Auscultating the rate and characteristics of the child's heart sounds is crucial for early detection of cardiac involvement, which is a priority in acute rheumatic fever due to the risk of carditis and long-term heart damage.
Extract:
A child following a tonsillectomy.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is monitoring a child for manifestations of hemorrhage following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of this postoperative complication?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Frequent swallowing may indicate bleeding from the surgical site, as the child may swallow blood, signaling a potential postoperative hemorrhage.