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HESI PEDIATRIC TEST BANK 2025 EXIT ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
A newborn has just D
been delievered via C-
Section with a
myelomeningocele
which was detected pre-
natally via
amniocentecic. The
child is scheduled to
have surgery within the
first 48 hours. Which of
the following nursing
actions is appropriate?
A. Place child in semi-
fowlers position to
decrease pressure on
the spinal cord
B. Apply heat lamp to
facilitate drying and
toughening of the sac
C. Apply soft restraints to
prevent disruption of the sac
D. Assess head
circumference and
fontenals for signs of
ICP.
,2
A child with autism spectrum A
disorder (ASD) is admitted
to the hospital with
pneuomonia. The
nurse should plan which
priority intervention when
caring for this child?
A. Maintain a structured
routine and keep
stimulation to a
minimim
B. Communicate at child;s
level and maintain eye
contact
C. Use therapeutic
touch to calm child
with procedures
D. Switch from one
assessment activity to
another quickly?
A child is admitted with B
acute
glomerularnephritis. The
nurse would expect the
UA during this acute
phase to show which of
the following?
A. Bacteruria, hematuria
B. Hematuria, proteinuria
C. Bacteruria, increase
specific gravity
D. Proteinuria,
decreased specific
gravity
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A child has been admitted to C
the pedatric unit with
suspected meningitis. The
CSF aanalysis reveals the
following:
Apperance: Clear, WBC:
within normal limits,
Protein: within normal
limits, Glucose: within
normal limits, Culture:
negative. Based on the
results, the nurse
suspects that the child
has:
A. Bacertial Meningitis
B. Meningococcal
meningitis
C. Viral meningitis
D. Hydrocephalous
A two year old has had B
one bout of nephrosis
(nephrotic syndrome)
His mother
suspected a recurrence
when she observed
swelling around his
eyes. The nurse helps
to
confirrm the condition
by recognizing what
additional sympton?
A. Blood presssure 140/90
B. Marked proteinuria
C. Tea colored urine
D. A history of positive
strep infections
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The mother of a 1 D
month old infant tells the
nurse she worries
that her baby will get
meningitits like her oldest
son did when he was an
infant. The nurse should
base her response on
which statement?
A. Meningitis rarely
occurs during infancy,
however after the first
year of life, it is more
common.
B. Often a genetic
predisposition to
meningitis is found and
family members are
more likely to get it.
C. Vaccination to
prevent all types of
meningitits is now
avaliable and should
be administered at 6
months.
D. Vaccination to
prevent Haemophilus
influenzae type B
meningitits has
decreased the
frequency of this disease
in children.
HESI PEDIATRIC TEST BANK 2025 EXIT ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
A newborn has just D
been delievered via C-
Section with a
myelomeningocele
which was detected pre-
natally via
amniocentecic. The
child is scheduled to
have surgery within the
first 48 hours. Which of
the following nursing
actions is appropriate?
A. Place child in semi-
fowlers position to
decrease pressure on
the spinal cord
B. Apply heat lamp to
facilitate drying and
toughening of the sac
C. Apply soft restraints to
prevent disruption of the sac
D. Assess head
circumference and
fontenals for signs of
ICP.
,2
A child with autism spectrum A
disorder (ASD) is admitted
to the hospital with
pneuomonia. The
nurse should plan which
priority intervention when
caring for this child?
A. Maintain a structured
routine and keep
stimulation to a
minimim
B. Communicate at child;s
level and maintain eye
contact
C. Use therapeutic
touch to calm child
with procedures
D. Switch from one
assessment activity to
another quickly?
A child is admitted with B
acute
glomerularnephritis. The
nurse would expect the
UA during this acute
phase to show which of
the following?
A. Bacteruria, hematuria
B. Hematuria, proteinuria
C. Bacteruria, increase
specific gravity
D. Proteinuria,
decreased specific
gravity
,3
A child has been admitted to C
the pedatric unit with
suspected meningitis. The
CSF aanalysis reveals the
following:
Apperance: Clear, WBC:
within normal limits,
Protein: within normal
limits, Glucose: within
normal limits, Culture:
negative. Based on the
results, the nurse
suspects that the child
has:
A. Bacertial Meningitis
B. Meningococcal
meningitis
C. Viral meningitis
D. Hydrocephalous
A two year old has had B
one bout of nephrosis
(nephrotic syndrome)
His mother
suspected a recurrence
when she observed
swelling around his
eyes. The nurse helps
to
confirrm the condition
by recognizing what
additional sympton?
A. Blood presssure 140/90
B. Marked proteinuria
C. Tea colored urine
D. A history of positive
strep infections
, 4
The mother of a 1 D
month old infant tells the
nurse she worries
that her baby will get
meningitits like her oldest
son did when he was an
infant. The nurse should
base her response on
which statement?
A. Meningitis rarely
occurs during infancy,
however after the first
year of life, it is more
common.
B. Often a genetic
predisposition to
meningitis is found and
family members are
more likely to get it.
C. Vaccination to
prevent all types of
meningitits is now
avaliable and should
be administered at 6
months.
D. Vaccination to
prevent Haemophilus
influenzae type B
meningitits has
decreased the
frequency of this disease
in children.
