ATI Nursing Care of Children 1
A nurse is planning care for a 10-month-old infant who has suspected failure to thrive (FTT). Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
-Observe the parents' actions when feeding the child -Maintain a detailed record of food and fluid intake
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about home safety. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
-Position the car seat so it is rear-facing -Secure a safety gate at the top and bottom of the stairs -Maintain the water heater temperature at 49 C (120 F)
A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who is dying. Which of the following findings is an age-appropriate reaction to death by the child?
-The child views death as similar to sleep -The child believes his thoughts can cause death -The child thinks death is a punishment
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following reflexes should the nurse expect to find?
Babinski
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance about accidental ingestion of a toxic substance to the parents of a toddler. The nurse should instruct the parents to take which of the following actions first if the child ingests a hazardous substance?
Call the poison control center
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 2-year-old child who was found by his parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner. The child's lips are edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. Which of the following is the priority action by the nurse?
Check the child's respiratory status
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a 4-year-old child about fine motor development. Which of the following tasks should the nurse include in the teaching as an expected finding for this age group?
Copies a circle
A nurse is assessing a 30-month-old toddler during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings requires further assessment by the nurse?
Birth weight is tripled
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of the following foods should the nurse include as being the most common food allergy in children?
Cow's milk
A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about home safety. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet
A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings indicates that the infant has a developmental delay?
Inability to vocalize vowel sounds
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 12-year-old child who has ingested bleach. Which of the following statements by the nurse indicated an understanding of this ingestion?
Injury by a corrosive liquid is more extensive than by a corrosive solid
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant at a well-child visit. Which of the following findings indicates the need for further assessment?
Legs remain crossed and extended when supine
A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing the health record of a client who is demonstrating increasing levels of stress after admission. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a risk factor for a stress-related reaction to hospitalization?
Male gender
A nurse is caring for an 18-year-old adolescent who is up-to-date on immunizations and is planning to attend college. The nurse should inform the client that he should receive which of the following immunizations prior to moving into a campus dormitory?
Meningococcal polysaccharide
A nurse is caring for a 15-month-old toddler who requires droplet precautions. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Wear a mask when assisting the toddler with meals
A nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about development during the toddler years. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
Your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the age of 15 months
A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100mL IV to infuse over 4 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
25
A nurse is assisting a provider during a femoral venipuncture on a toddler. The nurse should place the child in which of the following positions?
Supine
A nurse is planning to collect a specimen from a male infant using a urine collection bag. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Wash and dry the infant's genitalia and perineum thoroughly
A nurse is caring for a child who has a bacterial endocarditis. The child is scheduled to receive moderate term antibiotic therapy and requires a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Which of the following statements should the nurse include when teaching the child's parent?
The PICC line will last several weeks with proper care
A nurse is assessing a 7-year-old child's psychosocial development. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as requiring further evaluation?
The child complains daily about going to school
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for an 8-year old who is up-to-date with current immunization recommendations and has a deep puncture injury. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate administering?
Adult tetanus booster
A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to an infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Give the medication at the side of the infant's mouth
A nurse is assessing a 3-year-old child who is 1 day postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to determine if the child is experiencing pain?
Use the FACES scale
A nurse is observing a mother who is playing peek-a-boo with her 8-month-old child. The mother asks if this game has any developmental significance. The nurse should inform the mother that peek-a-boo helps develop which of the following concepts in the child?
Object permanence
A nurse is caring for a 2-year-old child who has cystic fibrosis. The nurse is planning to take the child to the playroom. Which of the following activities would be appropriate for the child?
Building towers of blocks
A nurse on a pediatric unit is admitting a 4-year-old child. Which of the following toys should the nurse plan to provide for the child to engage in independent play?
Plastic stethoscope
A nurse is assessing a 6-year-old child at a well-child visit. Which of the following findings requires further assessment by the nurse?
Presence of sparse, fine pubic hair
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is receiving pain medication via a PCA pump. When the nurse assess the client's pain at 0800, the client describes the pain as a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. At 100, the client describes the pain as a 5. The nurse discovers the client has not pushed the button to deliver medication in the past 2 hr. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Reinforce teaching with the client about how to push the button to deliver the medication
A nurse is planning to implement relaxation strategies with a young child prior to a painful procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Rock the child in long rhythmic movements
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a 3-year-old child who has a blood lead level of 3 mcg/dL. When teaching the toddler's parents about the correlation of nutrition with lead poisoning, which of the following information is appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching?
Ensure the child's dietary intake of calcium and iron is adequate
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a school-age child who underwent a surgical procedure that resulted in temporary loss of vision. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Explain sounds the child is hearing
A nurse is providing teaching about promoting sleep with the parent of a 3-year-old toddler. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Follow a nightly routine and established bedtime
A nurse is preparing to administer recommended immunizations to a 2-month-old infant. Which of the following immunizations should the nurse plan to administer?
Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and inactivated polio virus (IPV)
A nurse at a pediatric clinic is assessing a 5-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Head lags when pulled form a lying to a sitting position
A nurse is assessing a 12-month-old male infant's vital signs during a well-child visit. The infant is in the 90th percentile of height. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Heart rate 175/min
A nurse is providing education to the parent of a toddler who is about to receive her first dose of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunization. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
I can give my child acetaminophen for discomfort associated with the immunization
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Minimize physical contact with the child initially
A nurse is teaching the parent of a 12-month-old infant about nutrition. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?
My infant drinks at least 2 quarts of skim milk each day
