PEDS HESI EXIT 2023-2024 VERSION 4 ALL 55
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Terms in this set (55)
The nurse is caring for a 3- B. Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and
year old child who is 2 blanched.
hours postop from a
cardiac catheterization via
the right femoral artery.
Which assessment finding is
an indication of arterial
obstruction?
A. Blood pressure trend is
downward and pulse is
rapid and irregular.
B. Right foot is cool to the
touch and appears pale and
blanched.
C. Pulse distal to the
femoral artery is weaker on
the left foot than right foot.
D. The pressure dressing at
right femoral area is moist
and oozing blood.
,Following a motor vehicle C. Set of cloth and hand puppets.
collision, a 3-year old girl
has a spica cast applied.
Which toy is best for the
nurse for this 3 year old
child?
A. Duck that squeaks.
B. Fashion doll and clothes.
C. Set of cloth and hand
puppets.
D. Hand held video game.
An infant with tetralogy of C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position.
Fallot becomes acutely
cyanotic and hyperpneic.
Which action should the
nurse implement first?
A. Administer morphine
sulphate.
B. Start IV fluids.
C. Place the infant in a
knee-chest position.
D. Provide 100% oxygen by
face mask.
A child admitted with D. Metabolic acidosis.
diabetic ketoacidosis is
demonstrating Kussmaul
respirations. The nurse
determines that the
increased respiratory rate is
a compensatory mechanism
for which acid base
alteration?
A. Metabolic alkalosis.
B. Respiratory acidosis.
C. Respiratory alkalosis.
D. Metabolic acidosis.
,7 years old is admitted to C. Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL.
the hospital with persistent
vomiting, and a nasogastric
tube attached to low
intermittent suction is
applied. Which finding is
most important for the
nurse to report to the
healthcare provider?
A. Gastric output of 100 mL
in the last 8 hours.
B. Shift intake of 640 mL IV
fluids plus 30 mL PO ice
chips.
C. Serum potassium of 3.0
mg/dL.
D. Serum pH of 7.45
The nurse is evaluating diet A. Creamed corn
teaching for a client who
has nontropical sprue
(celiac disease). Choosing
which food indicates that
the teaching has been
effective?
A. Creamed corn
B. Pancakes.
C. Rye crackers.
D. Cooked oatmeal.
, During a well-baby check, D. Object permanence.
the nurse hides a block
under the baby's blanket,
and the baby looks for the
block. Which normal growth
and development milestone
is the baby developing?
A. Separation anxiety.
B. Associative play.
C. Object prehension.
D. Object permanence.
The nurse is measuring the B. Palpate the anterior fontanel for tension and bulging.
frontal occipital
circumference (FOC) of a 3-
months old
infant, and notes that the
FOC has increased 5 inches
since birth and the child's
head
appears large in relation to
body size. Which action is
most important for the
nurse to
take next?
A. Measure the infant's
head-to-toe length.
B. Palpate the anterior
fontanel for tension and
bulging.
C. Observe the infant for
sunken eyes.
D. Plot the measurement on
the infant's growth chart.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Terms in this set (55)
The nurse is caring for a 3- B. Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and
year old child who is 2 blanched.
hours postop from a
cardiac catheterization via
the right femoral artery.
Which assessment finding is
an indication of arterial
obstruction?
A. Blood pressure trend is
downward and pulse is
rapid and irregular.
B. Right foot is cool to the
touch and appears pale and
blanched.
C. Pulse distal to the
femoral artery is weaker on
the left foot than right foot.
D. The pressure dressing at
right femoral area is moist
and oozing blood.
,Following a motor vehicle C. Set of cloth and hand puppets.
collision, a 3-year old girl
has a spica cast applied.
Which toy is best for the
nurse for this 3 year old
child?
A. Duck that squeaks.
B. Fashion doll and clothes.
C. Set of cloth and hand
puppets.
D. Hand held video game.
An infant with tetralogy of C. Place the infant in a knee-chest position.
Fallot becomes acutely
cyanotic and hyperpneic.
Which action should the
nurse implement first?
A. Administer morphine
sulphate.
B. Start IV fluids.
C. Place the infant in a
knee-chest position.
D. Provide 100% oxygen by
face mask.
A child admitted with D. Metabolic acidosis.
diabetic ketoacidosis is
demonstrating Kussmaul
respirations. The nurse
determines that the
increased respiratory rate is
a compensatory mechanism
for which acid base
alteration?
A. Metabolic alkalosis.
B. Respiratory acidosis.
C. Respiratory alkalosis.
D. Metabolic acidosis.
,7 years old is admitted to C. Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL.
the hospital with persistent
vomiting, and a nasogastric
tube attached to low
intermittent suction is
applied. Which finding is
most important for the
nurse to report to the
healthcare provider?
A. Gastric output of 100 mL
in the last 8 hours.
B. Shift intake of 640 mL IV
fluids plus 30 mL PO ice
chips.
C. Serum potassium of 3.0
mg/dL.
D. Serum pH of 7.45
The nurse is evaluating diet A. Creamed corn
teaching for a client who
has nontropical sprue
(celiac disease). Choosing
which food indicates that
the teaching has been
effective?
A. Creamed corn
B. Pancakes.
C. Rye crackers.
D. Cooked oatmeal.
, During a well-baby check, D. Object permanence.
the nurse hides a block
under the baby's blanket,
and the baby looks for the
block. Which normal growth
and development milestone
is the baby developing?
A. Separation anxiety.
B. Associative play.
C. Object prehension.
D. Object permanence.
The nurse is measuring the B. Palpate the anterior fontanel for tension and bulging.
frontal occipital
circumference (FOC) of a 3-
months old
infant, and notes that the
FOC has increased 5 inches
since birth and the child's
head
appears large in relation to
body size. Which action is
most important for the
nurse to
take next?
A. Measure the infant's
head-to-toe length.
B. Palpate the anterior
fontanel for tension and
bulging.
C. Observe the infant for
sunken eyes.
D. Plot the measurement on
the infant's growth chart.
