PEDS HESI Practice Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the priority assessment in a child presenting with respiratory distress?
✔✔Airway patency
Which vaccine prevents Haemophilus influenzae type B infection?
✔✔Hib vaccine
What is the most reliable method to measure fluid balance in a pediatric patient?
✔✔Daily weight
Which pain scale is most appropriate for a 3-year-old child?
✔✔Faces Pain Scale
What is the first intervention for a child having a febrile seizure?
✔✔Maintain airway safety
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,What congenital heart defect causes a "machine-like murmur"?
✔✔Patent ductus arteriosus
What is the priority action for a child with suspected epiglottitis?
✔✔Do not attempt to visualize the throat and maintain airway
Which laboratory test confirms sickle cell anemia?
✔✔Hemoglobin electrophoresis
What is the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in toddlers?
✔✔Excessive cow’s milk intake
What is the first step in managing a child with hypoglycemia?
✔✔Give a rapid source of glucose
Which vaccine is contraindicated in an immunocompromised child?
✔✔Varicella vaccine
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, What is the priority action if a child with asthma develops wheezing that suddenly stops?
✔✔Treat as severe airway obstruction and prepare for emergency care
Which sign indicates increased intracranial pressure in infants?
✔✔Bulging fontanel
What is the priority nursing action for a child with laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)?
✔✔Provide humidified oxygen
Which intervention helps prevent otitis media in children?
✔✔Avoid bottle-feeding in a supine position
What is the priority concern in a child with severe burns?
✔✔Fluid volume deficit
Which reflex should disappear by 6 months of age?
✔✔Moro reflex
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the priority assessment in a child presenting with respiratory distress?
✔✔Airway patency
Which vaccine prevents Haemophilus influenzae type B infection?
✔✔Hib vaccine
What is the most reliable method to measure fluid balance in a pediatric patient?
✔✔Daily weight
Which pain scale is most appropriate for a 3-year-old child?
✔✔Faces Pain Scale
What is the first intervention for a child having a febrile seizure?
✔✔Maintain airway safety
1
,What congenital heart defect causes a "machine-like murmur"?
✔✔Patent ductus arteriosus
What is the priority action for a child with suspected epiglottitis?
✔✔Do not attempt to visualize the throat and maintain airway
Which laboratory test confirms sickle cell anemia?
✔✔Hemoglobin electrophoresis
What is the most common cause of iron deficiency anemia in toddlers?
✔✔Excessive cow’s milk intake
What is the first step in managing a child with hypoglycemia?
✔✔Give a rapid source of glucose
Which vaccine is contraindicated in an immunocompromised child?
✔✔Varicella vaccine
2
, What is the priority action if a child with asthma develops wheezing that suddenly stops?
✔✔Treat as severe airway obstruction and prepare for emergency care
Which sign indicates increased intracranial pressure in infants?
✔✔Bulging fontanel
What is the priority nursing action for a child with laryngotracheobronchitis (croup)?
✔✔Provide humidified oxygen
Which intervention helps prevent otitis media in children?
✔✔Avoid bottle-feeding in a supine position
What is the priority concern in a child with severe burns?
✔✔Fluid volume deficit
Which reflex should disappear by 6 months of age?
✔✔Moro reflex
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