ATI LPN Pediatrics Proctored Exam

A nurse is preparing to administer morphine 15 mg subcutaneously. The amount available is morphine injection 10 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest tenth. Use a leadi

A nurse is caring for an adolescent following the application of a plaster cast for a fractured right tibia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse notes documentation that a child with meningitis is exhibiting a positive Kernig's sign. Which observation is a characteristic of this sign?

A nurse enters a school age child's room to administer morning medications and finds the client sitting in a chair having a seizure. After lowering the client to the floor, which of the following acti

The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this teaching?

The nurse is caring for a child recently diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The parents of the child ask the nurse about the disorder. The nurse bases the response to the parents on the understanding that

Which interventions should be implemented for a pediatric client experiencing an asthma exacerbation? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A nurse is collecting data from a 4-month-old infant who has meningitis. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

The nurse is caring for a child with a fracture who is placed in skeletal traction. The nurse monitors for the most serious complication associated with this type of traction by checking for which?

A nurse is caring for a preschool-aged child who presents with manifestations of epiglottitis. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority to perform?

A nurse is caring for a child who has Kawasaki disease. Which of the following systems is primarily affected by this disease?

A nurse is preparing a 4-year-old child for discharge following a bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement. The mother asks what to do if the tubes fall out. The nurse should give the pa

The nurse explained how to position an infant with tetralogy of Fallot if the infant suddenly becomes cyanotic. Which statement by the father leads the nurse to determine he understood the instruction

A nurse collecting data from a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)

The nurse is reviewing the record of a child with increased intracranial pressure and notes that the child has exhibited signs of decerebrate posturing. On assessment of the child, the nurse expects t

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about diagnostic tests with the parents of a child who has suspected cystic fibrosis. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse include as the most defin

A nurse is monitoring a child who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy for signs of hemorrhage. Which of the following findings is a sign of this postoperative complication?

A nurse is caring for a child who has rheumatic fever. When obtaining the client's medical history from the parent, the nurse should recognize which of the following findings as significant?

The nurse is caring for a child with a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. The child's parent asks the nurse, "How does Kawasaki disease affect my child's heart and blood vessels?" On what understanding is

A nurse is teaching the mother of a 5-year-old child who has cystic fibrosis about pancreatic enzymes. The nurse should understand that further teaching is necessary when the mother makes which of the

A nurse is caring for a 3-year-old client who has persistent otitis media. To help identify contributing factors, the nurse should ask the parents which of the following questions?

Which of the following are common manifestations of heart failure in infants? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A school nurse is screening an 11-year-old child for idiopathic scoliosis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the child for this examination?

The parent of a 1-year-old child with tetralogy of Fallot asks the nurse, "Why do my child's fingertips look like that?" On what understanding does the nurse base a response?

The nurse employed in an emergency department is instructed to monitor a child diagnosed with epiglottitis. The nurse notes that the child is leaning forward with the chin thrust out. The nurse interp