HESI RN PEDS EXAM V1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
A mother brings her 8 mo. old baby boy to clinic because he has been vomiting and had
diarrhea for last 3
days. Which assessment is most important for nurse to make?
A.Assess infant abdomen for tenderness
b.Determine if the infant was exposed to a virus
C. Measure the infant's pulse
d. Evaluate the infant's cry - ANS C. Measure the infant's pulse
While obtaining the vital signs of a 10-year-old who had a tonsillectomy this morning, the nurse
observes
the child swallowing every 2-3 minutes. Which assessment should the nurse implement? -
ANS Inspect the posterior oropharynx
parents of a 3-year old boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy ask, "How can our son have
this
disease? We are wondering if we should have any more children." What information should the
nurse
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,provide to parents? - ANS This is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, which primarily
affects male children in the
family
2-weck-old female infant is hospitalized for the surgical repair of an umbilical hernia. After
retuming to the postoperative neonatal unit, her R and HR have increased during the last hour.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - ANS Administer a PRN analgesic
prescription
2-year-old girl is brought to the clinic by her 17-year-old mother. When the nurse observes that
the child
is drinking sweetened soda from her bottle, what information should the nurse discuss with this
mother? - ANS -Dental caries is associated with drinking soda
-Toddlers should be drinking from a cup by age 2
mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the clinic because the baby does not sleep through the
night.
Which finding is most significant in planning care for this family?
a.The mother is a single parent and lives with her parents
b.The mother states the baby is irritable during feedings
C the infant's formula has been changed twice
D.The diaper area shows severe skin breakdown - ANS D.The diaper area shows severe skin
breakdown
The nurse determines that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a
urinary stream from the ventral surface of the penis. What action should the nurse take? -
ANS Document the finding
16-year-old with acute myelocytic leukemia is receiving chemotherapy (CT) via an implanted
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, medication port at the out-patient oncology clinic. What action should the nurse implement
when the
infusion is complete? - ANS Flush mediport w/ saline and heparin solution
mother brings her 3-week old infant to the clinic because the baby vomits after eating and
always seems
hungry. Further assessment indicates that the infant's vomiting is projectile, and the child seems
listless.
Which additional assessment finding indicates the possibility of a life-threatening complication?
- ANS Irregular palpable pulse
nurse is performing a routine assessment of a &-year old at a sommunity health center. Which
behavior
by the child should alert she nurse to request a
follow up for a posaible autism spectrum disorder? - ANS Perform odd repetitive behaviors
Following admission for cardiac catheterization, the nurse is providing discharge teaching to the
parents of a 2-year-old toddler with tetralogy of Fallot. What instruction should the nurse give
the parents if their
child becomes pale, cool, lethargic? - ANS Contact their HCP immediately
mother brings her 2-year-old son to the clinic because he has been crying and pulling on his
earlobe for
the past 12 hours. The child's oral temperature is 101.2 F. Which intervention should the nurse
implement? - ANS Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
13. During a follow up olinical visit a mother tells tia nurse that her 5-monih-old son who had
surgical
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
A mother brings her 8 mo. old baby boy to clinic because he has been vomiting and had
diarrhea for last 3
days. Which assessment is most important for nurse to make?
A.Assess infant abdomen for tenderness
b.Determine if the infant was exposed to a virus
C. Measure the infant's pulse
d. Evaluate the infant's cry - ANS C. Measure the infant's pulse
While obtaining the vital signs of a 10-year-old who had a tonsillectomy this morning, the nurse
observes
the child swallowing every 2-3 minutes. Which assessment should the nurse implement? -
ANS Inspect the posterior oropharynx
parents of a 3-year old boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy ask, "How can our son have
this
disease? We are wondering if we should have any more children." What information should the
nurse
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,provide to parents? - ANS This is an inherited X-linked recessive disorder, which primarily
affects male children in the
family
2-weck-old female infant is hospitalized for the surgical repair of an umbilical hernia. After
retuming to the postoperative neonatal unit, her R and HR have increased during the last hour.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - ANS Administer a PRN analgesic
prescription
2-year-old girl is brought to the clinic by her 17-year-old mother. When the nurse observes that
the child
is drinking sweetened soda from her bottle, what information should the nurse discuss with this
mother? - ANS -Dental caries is associated with drinking soda
-Toddlers should be drinking from a cup by age 2
mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the clinic because the baby does not sleep through the
night.
Which finding is most significant in planning care for this family?
a.The mother is a single parent and lives with her parents
b.The mother states the baby is irritable during feedings
C the infant's formula has been changed twice
D.The diaper area shows severe skin breakdown - ANS D.The diaper area shows severe skin
breakdown
The nurse determines that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a
urinary stream from the ventral surface of the penis. What action should the nurse take? -
ANS Document the finding
16-year-old with acute myelocytic leukemia is receiving chemotherapy (CT) via an implanted
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, medication port at the out-patient oncology clinic. What action should the nurse implement
when the
infusion is complete? - ANS Flush mediport w/ saline and heparin solution
mother brings her 3-week old infant to the clinic because the baby vomits after eating and
always seems
hungry. Further assessment indicates that the infant's vomiting is projectile, and the child seems
listless.
Which additional assessment finding indicates the possibility of a life-threatening complication?
- ANS Irregular palpable pulse
nurse is performing a routine assessment of a &-year old at a sommunity health center. Which
behavior
by the child should alert she nurse to request a
follow up for a posaible autism spectrum disorder? - ANS Perform odd repetitive behaviors
Following admission for cardiac catheterization, the nurse is providing discharge teaching to the
parents of a 2-year-old toddler with tetralogy of Fallot. What instruction should the nurse give
the parents if their
child becomes pale, cool, lethargic? - ANS Contact their HCP immediately
mother brings her 2-year-old son to the clinic because he has been crying and pulling on his
earlobe for
the past 12 hours. The child's oral temperature is 101.2 F. Which intervention should the nurse
implement? - ANS Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
13. During a follow up olinical visit a mother tells tia nurse that her 5-monih-old son who had
surgical
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