ATI RN
ATI Pediatrics Quiz Questions
Extract:
The nurse is providing home care instructions to the parent of a 9-year-old child diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis. Topical antimicrobial therapy is prescribed for the child.
Question 1 of 5
Which statement by the parent indicates that the teaching has been effective?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bacterial conjunctivitis is contagious, and children are typically no longer contagious after 24 to 48 hours of antibiotic treatment, allowing them to return to school safely.
Extract:
The nurse is assessing a 4-year old client who was sent to the emergency department from urgent care. Assessment reveals tripod positioning, blue lips, mottled skin, inspiratory stridor, and excessive drooling. Vital signs are: Temp: 39 C (102.2 F), HR: 188, RR: 46, O2: 81%.
Question 2 of 5
What is the priority action for the nurse to take at this time?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The symptoms suggest epiglottitis, a life-threatening condition requiring immediate airway management. Keeping the child calm and preparing for emergency airway intervention prevents further obstruction.
Extract:
Question 3 of 5
After teaching a class about the hemodynamic characteristics of congenital heart disease, the instructor determines that the teaching has been successful when the class identifies which defect as an example of a disorder involving increased pulmonary blood flow?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Patent Ductus Arteriosus allows blood to shunt from the aorta to the pulmonary artery, increasing pulmonary blood flow and causing overcirculation.
Extract:
The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is aware that many infants with these conditions also receive a diagnosis of which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) is frequently associated with congenital heart defects, including ventricular septal defect (VS
D), due to chromosomal abnormalities affecting cardiac development.
Extract:
The nurse is assessing a child with epiglottitis.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following would be an expected finding?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Epiglottitis causes severe swelling of the epiglottis, leading to dysphonia and absence of spontaneous cough due to airway obstruction, distinguishing it from other respiratory conditions.