PEDs HESI Practice Test | Atcual Exam
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To take the vital signs of a A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal
4-month- temperature.
old child, which order will give the
most accurate results?
A. Respiratory rate, heart rate,
then
rectal temperature.
B. Heart rate, rectal temperature,
then respiratory rate.
C. Rectal temperature, heart rate,
then respiratory rate.
D. Rectal temperature, respiratory
rate, then heart rate.
,During routine screening at a B. Ask the child if he/she has had a cold,
school runny
clinic, an otoscope examination of nose, or any ear pain lately.
a
child's ear reveals a tympanic
membrane that is pearly gray,
slightly
bulging, and not movable. What
action should the nurse take next?
A. No action required, as this is an
expected finding for a school-aged
child.
B. Ask the child if he/she has had
a
cold, runny nose, or any ear pain
lately.
C. Send a note home advising the
parents to have the child
evaluated
by a healthcare provider as soon
as
possible.
D. Call the parents and have them
take the child home from school
for
the rest of the day.
Which restraint should be used for C. Elbow.
a
toddler after a cleft palate repair?
A. Clove hitch.
B. Mummy.
C. Elbow.
D. Jacket.
,What preoperative nursing D. Observe for projectile vomiting.
intervention should be included in
the plan of care for an infant with
pyloric stenosis?
A. Monitor for signs of metabolic
acidosis.
B. Estimate the quantity of
diarrhea
stools.
C. Place in a supine position after
feeding.
D. Observe for projectile vomiting.
A six-month-old returns from B. Remove restraints one at a time and
surgery provide
with elbow restraints in place. range of motion exercises.
What
nursing care should be included
when caring for any restrained
child?
A. Keep restraints on at all times.
B. Remove restraints one at a time
and provide range of motion
exercises.
C. Remove all restraints
simultaneously and provide play
activities.
D. Renew the healthcare
provider's
prescription for restraints every 72
hours.
, A 2-year-old child with Down A. Congenital heart disease.
syndrome is brought to the clinic
for
his regular physical examination.
The
nurse knows which problem is
frequently associated with Down
syndrome?
A. Congenital heart disease.
B. Fragile X chromosome.
C. Trisomy 13.
D. Pyloric stenosis.
When assessing a child with A. Inspiration.
asthma,
the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during
A. Inspiration.
B. Coughing.
C. Apneic episodes.
D. Expiration.
When planning the care for a child D. Stresses the suture line.
who has had a cleft lip repair, the
nurse knows that crying should be
minimized because it
A. Increases salivation.
B. Increases the respiratory rate.
C. Leads to vomiting.
D. Stresses the suture line.
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To take the vital signs of a A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal
4-month- temperature.
old child, which order will give the
most accurate results?
A. Respiratory rate, heart rate,
then
rectal temperature.
B. Heart rate, rectal temperature,
then respiratory rate.
C. Rectal temperature, heart rate,
then respiratory rate.
D. Rectal temperature, respiratory
rate, then heart rate.
,During routine screening at a B. Ask the child if he/she has had a cold,
school runny
clinic, an otoscope examination of nose, or any ear pain lately.
a
child's ear reveals a tympanic
membrane that is pearly gray,
slightly
bulging, and not movable. What
action should the nurse take next?
A. No action required, as this is an
expected finding for a school-aged
child.
B. Ask the child if he/she has had
a
cold, runny nose, or any ear pain
lately.
C. Send a note home advising the
parents to have the child
evaluated
by a healthcare provider as soon
as
possible.
D. Call the parents and have them
take the child home from school
for
the rest of the day.
Which restraint should be used for C. Elbow.
a
toddler after a cleft palate repair?
A. Clove hitch.
B. Mummy.
C. Elbow.
D. Jacket.
,What preoperative nursing D. Observe for projectile vomiting.
intervention should be included in
the plan of care for an infant with
pyloric stenosis?
A. Monitor for signs of metabolic
acidosis.
B. Estimate the quantity of
diarrhea
stools.
C. Place in a supine position after
feeding.
D. Observe for projectile vomiting.
A six-month-old returns from B. Remove restraints one at a time and
surgery provide
with elbow restraints in place. range of motion exercises.
What
nursing care should be included
when caring for any restrained
child?
A. Keep restraints on at all times.
B. Remove restraints one at a time
and provide range of motion
exercises.
C. Remove all restraints
simultaneously and provide play
activities.
D. Renew the healthcare
provider's
prescription for restraints every 72
hours.
, A 2-year-old child with Down A. Congenital heart disease.
syndrome is brought to the clinic
for
his regular physical examination.
The
nurse knows which problem is
frequently associated with Down
syndrome?
A. Congenital heart disease.
B. Fragile X chromosome.
C. Trisomy 13.
D. Pyloric stenosis.
When assessing a child with A. Inspiration.
asthma,
the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during
A. Inspiration.
B. Coughing.
C. Apneic episodes.
D. Expiration.
When planning the care for a child D. Stresses the suture line.
who has had a cleft lip repair, the
nurse knows that crying should be
minimized because it
A. Increases salivation.
B. Increases the respiratory rate.
C. Leads to vomiting.
D. Stresses the suture line.
