PEDS HESI Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which vaccine is given at birth to newborns?
A. DTaP
✔✔B. Hepatitis B
C. MMR
D. Varicella
Which pain scale is most appropriate for a 4-year-old child?
A. Numeric scale
✔✔B. Faces pain scale
C. Visual analog scale
D. Adult verbal scale
Which is the priority nursing action for a child with epiglottitis?
A. Give oral fluids
✔✔B. Maintain airway
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,C. Administer cough syrup
D. Encourage throat swab
Which food should be avoided in a child with a peanut allergy?
A. Rice
✔✔B. Peanut butter
C. Applesauce
D. Carrots
Which condition is associated with a “barking cough”?
A. Asthma
✔✔B. Croup
C. Bronchitis
D. Pneumonia
Which heart defect causes “blue baby” cyanosis?
A. Patent ductus arteriosus
✔✔B. Tetralogy of Fallot
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,C. Atrial septal defect
D. Ventricular septal defect
Which lab test confirms sickle cell disease?
A. CBC
B. Serum ferritin
✔✔C. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
D. Blood culture
Which priority intervention prevents sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
A. Side sleeping
B. Prone sleeping
✔✔C. Supine sleeping
D. Co-sleeping
Which is the first permanent tooth to erupt in children?
A. Central incisor
B. Lateral incisor
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, ✔✔C. First molar
D. Canine
Which vitamin prevents rickets in children?
A. Vitamin C
✔✔B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin B12
D. Vitamin K
Which condition is treated with a Pavlik harness?
A. Scoliosis
B. Osteogenesis imperfecta
✔✔C. Developmental dysplasia of the hip
D. Clubfoot
Which finding is expected in Kawasaki disease?
A. Low fever
✔✔B. Strawberry tongue
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Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which vaccine is given at birth to newborns?
A. DTaP
✔✔B. Hepatitis B
C. MMR
D. Varicella
Which pain scale is most appropriate for a 4-year-old child?
A. Numeric scale
✔✔B. Faces pain scale
C. Visual analog scale
D. Adult verbal scale
Which is the priority nursing action for a child with epiglottitis?
A. Give oral fluids
✔✔B. Maintain airway
1
,C. Administer cough syrup
D. Encourage throat swab
Which food should be avoided in a child with a peanut allergy?
A. Rice
✔✔B. Peanut butter
C. Applesauce
D. Carrots
Which condition is associated with a “barking cough”?
A. Asthma
✔✔B. Croup
C. Bronchitis
D. Pneumonia
Which heart defect causes “blue baby” cyanosis?
A. Patent ductus arteriosus
✔✔B. Tetralogy of Fallot
2
,C. Atrial septal defect
D. Ventricular septal defect
Which lab test confirms sickle cell disease?
A. CBC
B. Serum ferritin
✔✔C. Hemoglobin electrophoresis
D. Blood culture
Which priority intervention prevents sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
A. Side sleeping
B. Prone sleeping
✔✔C. Supine sleeping
D. Co-sleeping
Which is the first permanent tooth to erupt in children?
A. Central incisor
B. Lateral incisor
3
, ✔✔C. First molar
D. Canine
Which vitamin prevents rickets in children?
A. Vitamin C
✔✔B. Vitamin D
C. Vitamin B12
D. Vitamin K
Which condition is treated with a Pavlik harness?
A. Scoliosis
B. Osteogenesis imperfecta
✔✔C. Developmental dysplasia of the hip
D. Clubfoot
Which finding is expected in Kawasaki disease?
A. Low fever
✔✔B. Strawberry tongue
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