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HESI PEDIATRICS EXIT /HESI EXIT PEDIATRICS EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 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?
a. Irregular palpable pulse
b. Hyperactive bowel sounds
c. Underweight for age
d. Crying without tears - ANSWER-a. Irregular palpable pulse
. The nurse is performing a routine assessment of a 3-year old at
a community health center. Which behavior by the child should
alert the nurse to request a follow-up for a possible autistic
spectrum disorder?
a. Performs odd repetitive behaviors
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b. Shows indifference to verbal stimulation
c. Strokes the hair of a hand held doll
d. Has a history of temper tantrums - ANSWER-a. Performs 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?
a. Encourage oral electrolyte solution intake
b. Assess the child to a recumbent position
c. Contact their HCP immediately
d. Provide a quiet time by holding or rocking the toddler -
ANSWER-c. Contact their HCP immediately
A 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?
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a. Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
b. Cleanse purulent exudate from the affected ear canal
c. Apply a topical antibiotic to the periauricle area
d. Provide parent education to prevent recurrence - ANSWER-a.
Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
During a follow up clinical visit a mother tells the nurse that her 5
month old son who had surgical correction for tetralogy of fallot
has rapid breathing, often takes a long time to eat, and requires
frequent rest periods. The infant is not crying while being held and
his growth is in the expected range. Which intervention should the
nurse implement?
a. Stimulate the infant to cry to produce cyanosis
b. Auscultate heart and lungs while infant is held
c. Evaluate infant for failure to thrive
d. Obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram - ANSWER-b. Auscultate
heart and lungs while infant is held
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14. The mother of an 11-year old boy who has juvenile arthritis
tells the nurse, "I really don't want my son to become dependent
on pain medication, so I only allow him to take it when he is really
hurting." Which information is most important for the nurse to
provide this mother?
a. The child should be encouraged to rest when he experiences
pain b. Encourage quiet activities such as watching television as a
pain distracter
c. The use of hot baths can be used as an alternative for pain
medication
d. Giving pain medication around the clock helps control the pain -
ANSWER-d. Giving pain medication around the clock helps
control the pain
The mother of a 4-month-old baby girl asks the nurse when she
should introduce solid foods to her infant. The mother states, "My
mother says I should put rice cereal in the baby's bottle now." The
nurse should instruct the mother to introduce solid foods when her
child exhibits which behavior?
a. Stops rooting when hungry
HESI PEDIATRICS EXIT /HESI EXIT PEDIATRICS EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A 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?
a. Irregular palpable pulse
b. Hyperactive bowel sounds
c. Underweight for age
d. Crying without tears - ANSWER-a. Irregular palpable pulse
. The nurse is performing a routine assessment of a 3-year old at
a community health center. Which behavior by the child should
alert the nurse to request a follow-up for a possible autistic
spectrum disorder?
a. Performs odd repetitive behaviors
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b. Shows indifference to verbal stimulation
c. Strokes the hair of a hand held doll
d. Has a history of temper tantrums - ANSWER-a. Performs 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?
a. Encourage oral electrolyte solution intake
b. Assess the child to a recumbent position
c. Contact their HCP immediately
d. Provide a quiet time by holding or rocking the toddler -
ANSWER-c. Contact their HCP immediately
A 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?
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a. Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
b. Cleanse purulent exudate from the affected ear canal
c. Apply a topical antibiotic to the periauricle area
d. Provide parent education to prevent recurrence - ANSWER-a.
Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
During a follow up clinical visit a mother tells the nurse that her 5
month old son who had surgical correction for tetralogy of fallot
has rapid breathing, often takes a long time to eat, and requires
frequent rest periods. The infant is not crying while being held and
his growth is in the expected range. Which intervention should the
nurse implement?
a. Stimulate the infant to cry to produce cyanosis
b. Auscultate heart and lungs while infant is held
c. Evaluate infant for failure to thrive
d. Obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram - ANSWER-b. Auscultate
heart and lungs while infant is held
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14. The mother of an 11-year old boy who has juvenile arthritis
tells the nurse, "I really don't want my son to become dependent
on pain medication, so I only allow him to take it when he is really
hurting." Which information is most important for the nurse to
provide this mother?
a. The child should be encouraged to rest when he experiences
pain b. Encourage quiet activities such as watching television as a
pain distracter
c. The use of hot baths can be used as an alternative for pain
medication
d. Giving pain medication around the clock helps control the pain -
ANSWER-d. Giving pain medication around the clock helps
control the pain
The mother of a 4-month-old baby girl asks the nurse when she
should introduce solid foods to her infant. The mother states, "My
mother says I should put rice cereal in the baby's bottle now." The
nurse should instruct the mother to introduce solid foods when her
child exhibits which behavior?
a. Stops rooting when hungry
