Peds HESI Final Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the best toy for a hospitalized toddler recovering from surgery?
A. Board game
✔✔B. Stacking blocks
C. Crossword puzzle
D. Chapter book
A 5-year-old refuses to take oral medication. What is the best nursing action?
A. Force the child to take the medicine
✔✔B. Offer the medicine mixed with a small amount of juice
C. Skip the dose
D. Give an intramuscular injection immediately
Which sign suggests dehydration in an infant?
A. Increased tears when crying
B. Moist mucous membranes
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,✔✔C. Sunken anterior fontanel
D. Strong urine odor
What is the priority nursing action for a child having a febrile seizure?
✔✔A. Protect the child from injury during the seizure
B. Immediately insert a tongue blade
C. Give a cold bath right away
D. Hold the child down to stop movement
Which food is best to offer to a child with celiac disease?
A. Whole wheat bread
✔✔B. Rice cakes
C. Spaghetti
D. Barley soup
A nurse is preparing to give an intramuscular injection to a 2-year-old. What is the preferred site?
A. Deltoid
B. Dorsogluteal
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,✔✔C. Vastus lateralis
D. Abdomen
What should the nurse assess first in a child with an acute asthma attack?
A. Appetite
✔✔B. Respiratory rate and effort
C. Sleep pattern
D. Skin turgor
Which is the most appropriate pain assessment tool for a 4-year-old?
A. Numeric rating scale
✔✔B. Wong-Baker FACES scale
C. Visual analog line
D. McGill pain questionnaire
Which immunization should not be given to a child who is immunocompromised?
✔✔A. Varicella
B. DTaP
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, C. Hib
D. Pneumococcal
What is a common side effect of albuterol in children with asthma?
✔✔A. Tachycardia
B. Hypothermia
C. Bradycardia
D. Constipation
Which finding requires immediate intervention in a child with sickle cell crisis?
A. Mild fatigue
B. Low-grade fever
✔✔C. Chest pain with difficulty breathing
D. Decreased appetite
What is the priority intervention for a child with epiglottitis?
A. Encourage oral fluids
✔✔B. Maintain airway and avoid throat inspection
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the best toy for a hospitalized toddler recovering from surgery?
A. Board game
✔✔B. Stacking blocks
C. Crossword puzzle
D. Chapter book
A 5-year-old refuses to take oral medication. What is the best nursing action?
A. Force the child to take the medicine
✔✔B. Offer the medicine mixed with a small amount of juice
C. Skip the dose
D. Give an intramuscular injection immediately
Which sign suggests dehydration in an infant?
A. Increased tears when crying
B. Moist mucous membranes
1
,✔✔C. Sunken anterior fontanel
D. Strong urine odor
What is the priority nursing action for a child having a febrile seizure?
✔✔A. Protect the child from injury during the seizure
B. Immediately insert a tongue blade
C. Give a cold bath right away
D. Hold the child down to stop movement
Which food is best to offer to a child with celiac disease?
A. Whole wheat bread
✔✔B. Rice cakes
C. Spaghetti
D. Barley soup
A nurse is preparing to give an intramuscular injection to a 2-year-old. What is the preferred site?
A. Deltoid
B. Dorsogluteal
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,✔✔C. Vastus lateralis
D. Abdomen
What should the nurse assess first in a child with an acute asthma attack?
A. Appetite
✔✔B. Respiratory rate and effort
C. Sleep pattern
D. Skin turgor
Which is the most appropriate pain assessment tool for a 4-year-old?
A. Numeric rating scale
✔✔B. Wong-Baker FACES scale
C. Visual analog line
D. McGill pain questionnaire
Which immunization should not be given to a child who is immunocompromised?
✔✔A. Varicella
B. DTaP
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, C. Hib
D. Pneumococcal
What is a common side effect of albuterol in children with asthma?
✔✔A. Tachycardia
B. Hypothermia
C. Bradycardia
D. Constipation
Which finding requires immediate intervention in a child with sickle cell crisis?
A. Mild fatigue
B. Low-grade fever
✔✔C. Chest pain with difficulty breathing
D. Decreased appetite
What is the priority intervention for a child with epiglottitis?
A. Encourage oral fluids
✔✔B. Maintain airway and avoid throat inspection
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