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ATI RN Pediatric Nursing 2026 Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 62 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA nurse is performing a physical assessment for a school-age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is assessing a child for scabies. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of scabies?
A nurse is teaching the parent of a preschool-age child about digoxin administration. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a child who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the child can be removed from droplet precautions?
A nurse is performing a dressing change for a child and notices that the gauze dressing is adhering to the wound bed. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is assessing an adolescent who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who was admitted to the emergency department with a minor head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 50 mg/kg/day divided equally every 6 hours to a child who weighs 30 kg (66 lb). Available is ampicillin oral suspension 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL should th
Ati rn pediatric nursing 2026 proctored examA nurse is teaching a parent of a 10-month-old infant about home safety. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is teaching an adolescent about the procedure for completing a 24-hour urine test. Which of the following statements by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is preparing to administer ceftriaxone 500 mg via intermittent IV infusion over 30 min to a toddler. After reconstitution, the available concentration is ceftriaxone 500 mg/15 mL. The nurse sh
Ati rn pediatric nursing 2026 proctored examA nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardian of an infant who had a large myelomeningocele repair in the lumbar area. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a child who is postoperative following surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of heart failure?
A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has nephrotic syndrome. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that treatment has been effective?
A nurse is teaching the mother of an 8-week-old infant who is breastfed about methods to manage colic. Which of the following instructions should the nurse recommend? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is applying soft limb restraints to a child who is acting aggressively toward staff. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is preparing to obtain a catheterized urine sample from a toddler who is uncircumcised. The nurse is using a commercially prepared catheterization kit. Identify the sequence in which the nurse
A nurse is planning care for a child who had a spinal fusion. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?
A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has nephrotic syndrome. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that treatment has been effective?
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who is 2 hours postoperative and has a chest tube in place. The nurse notes sanguineous drainage in the collection chamber. Which of the following actions shoul
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding to an adolescent who has a nasogastric (NG) tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has acute glomerulonephritis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is planning to admit a preschooler from a post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) following removal of a Wilms' tumor. Which of the following children should the nurse identify as an appropriate room
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a 5-year-old child who has sickle cell anemia and was admitted for a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following instructions should the nurs