HESI 2024 Pediatric Practice Exam |Question and Answers|

HESI 2024 Pediatric Practice Exam |Question and Answers| The nurse is giving pre-op instructions to a 14 yr old female scheduled for surgery to correct a spinal curvature. Which stmt best demonstrates that leaning has taken place? *Answer* "I understand that I will be in a body cast and I will show you how you taught me to turn" To take the v/s of a 4 month old, which ordered will give the most accurate results? *Answer* RR - HR - rectal temp During routine screening at a school clinic, an otoscope exam reveals a tympanic mb that is pearly gray, slightly bulging, and not movable. What action should the nurse take next? *Answer* Ask the child if they have had a cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair? *Answer* Elbow What pre-op nsg intervention should be included in the POC for an infant w/ pyloric stenosis? *Answer* Observe for projectile vomiting (remember that projectile vomiting leads to metabolic alkalosis) A 6 month old returns from surgery w/ elbow restraints in place. What nsg care should be included when caring for any restrained child? *Answer* Remove the restraints one at a time and provide ROM exercises (Removing them 1 at a time is safer than all at once) A 2 yr old w/ Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical exam. The nurse knows which problem is requently associated w/ Downs? *Answer* Congenital heart disease (CHD is the most common associated defect w/ Downs. - also, remember Professor Moore said that heart and ear problems go hand in hand) When assessing a child w/ asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal retractions during *Answer* Inspriation When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse know that crying should be minimized because it *Answer* Stresses the suture line A full-term infant is admitted to the newborn nursery. After careful assessment, the nurse suspects that the infant may have an esophageal atresia. Which sx's is this newborn likely to have exhibited? *Answer* Choking , coughing, and cyanosis