HESI RN PEDIATRICS EXIT EXAM | NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2024 UPDATE!
A 2-year-old is admitted to the hospital with possible encephalitis, and
a lumbar puncture is scheduled. Which information should the nurse
provide this child concerning the procedure?
A. Describe the side-lying, knees to chest position that must be
assumed during the procedure.
B. Tell the child to expect loud clicking noises during the procedure that
may be slightly annoying.
C. Reassure the child that there will be no restrictions on activity after
the procedure is completed.
D. Explain that fluids cannot be taken for 8 hours before the procedure
and for 4 hours after the procedure.
A. Describe the side-lying, knees to chest position that must be
assumed during the procedure.
The nurse is caring for a 3-year old child who is 2 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.
b.Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched.
the parents of a 3 y/o boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(DMD) ask "how can our son have this disease? We are wondering if we
should have any more children" What information should the nurse
provide these parents?
A. This is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, which primarily
affects male children in the family
B. The male infant had a viral infection that went unnoticed and
untreated, so muscle damage was incurred
C. The XXXX muscle groups of males can be impacted by a lack of the
protein dystrophin in the mother
, D. Birth trauma with a breech vaginal birth causes damage to the spinal
cord, thus weakening the muscles
A. This is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, which primarily
affects male children in the family
The nurse finds a 6-month-old infant unresponsive and calls for help.
After opening the airway and finding the XXXX the infant is still no
breathing. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Palpatefemoralpulseandcheckforregularity
B. Deliver cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths
C. Give two breath that makes the chest rise
D. Feel the carotid pulse and check for adequate breathing
C. Give two breath that makes the chest rise
A 3-year-old with HIV infection is staying with a foster family who is
caring for 3 other foster children in their home. When one of the
children acquires pertussis, the foster mother calls the clinic and asks
the nurse what she should do. Which action should the nurse take first?
A. Remove the child who has HIV from the foster home
B. Report the exposure of the child with HIV to the health department
C. Place the chuld who has HIV in reverse isolation
D. Review the immunization documentation of the child who has HIV
ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2024 UPDATE!
A 2-year-old is admitted to the hospital with possible encephalitis, and
a lumbar puncture is scheduled. Which information should the nurse
provide this child concerning the procedure?
A. Describe the side-lying, knees to chest position that must be
assumed during the procedure.
B. Tell the child to expect loud clicking noises during the procedure that
may be slightly annoying.
C. Reassure the child that there will be no restrictions on activity after
the procedure is completed.
D. Explain that fluids cannot be taken for 8 hours before the procedure
and for 4 hours after the procedure.
A. Describe the side-lying, knees to chest position that must be
assumed during the procedure.
The nurse is caring for a 3-year old child who is 2 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.
b.Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched.
the parents of a 3 y/o boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy
(DMD) ask "how can our son have this disease? We are wondering if we
should have any more children" What information should the nurse
provide these parents?
A. This is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, which primarily
affects male children in the family
B. The male infant had a viral infection that went unnoticed and
untreated, so muscle damage was incurred
C. The XXXX muscle groups of males can be impacted by a lack of the
protein dystrophin in the mother
, D. Birth trauma with a breech vaginal birth causes damage to the spinal
cord, thus weakening the muscles
A. This is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, which primarily
affects male children in the family
The nurse finds a 6-month-old infant unresponsive and calls for help.
After opening the airway and finding the XXXX the infant is still no
breathing. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Palpatefemoralpulseandcheckforregularity
B. Deliver cycles of 30 chest compressions and 2 breaths
C. Give two breath that makes the chest rise
D. Feel the carotid pulse and check for adequate breathing
C. Give two breath that makes the chest rise
A 3-year-old with HIV infection is staying with a foster family who is
caring for 3 other foster children in their home. When one of the
children acquires pertussis, the foster mother calls the clinic and asks
the nurse what she should do. Which action should the nurse take first?
A. Remove the child who has HIV from the foster home
B. Report the exposure of the child with HIV to the health department
C. Place the chuld who has HIV in reverse isolation
D. Review the immunization documentation of the child who has HIV
