HESI Pediatric Practice Questions and answers|graded A+|100% correct and accurate

HESI Pediatric Practice Questions and
answers|graded A+|100% correct and
accurate
The mother of a 4-year-
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old child asks the nurse what she can do to help her other children cope with their sibling's repea
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ted hospitalizations. Which is the best response that the nurse should offer? - ANSWER-
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D. Encourage the mother to have the children visit the hospitalized sibling.
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The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-
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old child. Which approach by the nurse is most helpful in establishing communication? -
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ANSWER-A. Engage the child through drawing pictures
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The nurse is giving a liquid iron preparation to a 3-year-
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old child. Which technique should the nurse implement to engage the child's cooperation? -
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ANSWER-A. Use a colorful straw
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A 6-month-
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old infant with congestive heart failure (CHF) is receiving digoxin elixer. Which observation by the
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nurse warrants immediate intervention? - ANSWER-A. Apical heart rate of 60.
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A 17-year-
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old male student reports to the school clinic one morning for a scheduled health exam. He tells t
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he nurse that he just finished football practice and is on his way to class. The nurse assesses his v
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ital signs: temperature 100 F, Pulse 80, respirations 20, and blood pressure 122/82. What is the b
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est action for the nurse to take? - ANSWER-
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A. Tell the student to proceed directly to his regularly scheduled class.
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The nurse reviews the latest laboratory results for a child who received chemotherapy last week
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and identifies a reduced neutrophil count. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority for th
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is child? - ANSWER-A. Risk for infection
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A hospitalized 16-year-
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old male refuses all visits from his classmates because he is concerned about his distorted appea
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rance. To increase the client's social interaction, what intervention is best for the nurse to initiate
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? - ANSWER-C. Arrange for an internet connection in the client's room for email communication.
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Which action by the nurse is most helpful in communicating with a preschool-aged child? -
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ANSWER-B. Use a doll to play and communicate.
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All of the following interventions can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing and medic
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al interventions used to treat diarrhea. Which intervention is least useful in the nurse's evaluatio
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n of a 20-month-old child? - ANSWER-B. Assessing fontanels.
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The nurse observes a 4-year-
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old boy in a daycare setting. Which behavior should the nurse consider normal for this child? -
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ANSWER-C. Demonstrates aggressiveness by boasting when telling a story.
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A 16-year-
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old is brought to the Emergency Center with a crushed leg after falling off a horse. The adolescen
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