ATI CARE OF CHILDREN RN NURSING CARE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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1. A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has
heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which of the
follow- ing findings should the nurse identify as an
indication that the medication is effective?
a. An increase in venous pressure
b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels
2. A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute
otitis media. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect (select all that apply)
a. Increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. Crying
d. Restlessness
e. Fever
3. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an
infant who is to undergo pilocarpine lontophoresis
Testing for Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a.We will measure the amount of protein in
your baby's urine over 24 hour period
b.The test will measure the amount of water in
your baby's sweat
c. a nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to
the test
4. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care
for children. Which of the following children should
the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial
edema
b.a decrease in
peripheral
edema
c.Crying
d.Restlessness
e.Fever
b. The test
will measure the
amount of water
in your baby's
sweat
b. A preschoolage child who
has a muffled
voice and no