ATI Nursing Care of Children Proctored Exam Pack, Test Bank
1. What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style?: parents try to control the child's
behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations
2. What is an authoriatitive parenting style?: also known as democratic, parents direct the child's
behavior by setting rules and explaining the reson for each rule setting
3. What is passive parenting?: parents are uninvolved, indifferent, and emotion- ally removed
4. A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse
include when discussing the developmental theory?
A. describes that stress is inevitable
B. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family
C. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
D. Defines consistencies in how families change: D
5. A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will improve
communication. The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better do what I say".
Which of the parenting styles is he exhibiting?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Authroitative
D. Passive: A
6. A nurse is performimg family assessment. Which of the following should the nurse
include? (select all that apply)
A. medical history
B. parents' education level C. child's physical growth D. Support systems
E. Stressors: A, B, D, E
7. What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn?: 80 to 180/min
8. What is the expected pulse of a baby 1 week to 3 months?: 12 to 180/min
9. What is the expected pulse of a child 3 months to 2 years?: 70 to 150/min
10. What is the expected pulse of a child 2 to 10 years?: 60 to 110/min
11. What is the expected pulse of a child 10 years and older?: 50 to 90/min
12. What are the expected respirations fo a newborn to one year?: 30 to
35/min
13. What are the expected respirations of a 1 to 2 year old?: 25 to 30/min
14. What are the expected respirations of a 2 to 6 year old?: 21 to 25/min
15. What are the expected respirations of a child 6 to 12 years old?: 19 to
21/min
16. What are the expected respirations of a 12 year old and older?: 16 to
19/min
17. What are the normal vitals of an infant?: HR: 80-180
RR: 30-35
BP: 65-80/40-50