PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE Exam | Atcual
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To take the vital signs of a A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal
4-month temperature
old child, which order will give the
most accurate results?
During routine screening at a B. Ask the child if he/she has had a cold,
school runny
clinic, an otoscope examination of nose, or any ear pain lately.
a
child's ear reveals a tympanic
membrane that is pearly gray,
slightly
bulging, and not movable. What
action should the nurse take next?
Which restraint should be used for C. elbow restraints
a
toddler after a cleft palate repair?
What preoperative nursing D. observe for projectile vomiting.
intervention should be included in
the plan of care for an infant with
pyloric stenosis?
,A six-month-old returns from B. remove restraints one at a time and
surgery provide
with elbow restraints in place. range of motion exercises
What
nursing care should be included
when caring for any restrained
child?
A 2-year old child with Down A. congenital heart disease
syndrome is brought to the clinic
for
his regular physical examination.
The
nurse knows which problem is
frequently associated with Down
syndrome?
When assessing a child with A. inspiration
asthma,
the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during
When planning the care for a child D. stresses the suture line
who has had a cleft lip repair, the
nurse knows that crying should be
minimized because it
,A full-term infant is admitted to the A. choking, coughing, and cyanosis
newborn nursery. After careful
assessment, the nurse suspects
that
the infant may have an
esophageal
atresia. Which symptoms is this
newborn likely to have exhibited?
Which behavior would the nurse C. display possessiveness of toys
expect a two-year-old child to
exhibit?
the mother of a preschool-aged B. do not give if the child has chickenpox,
client asks the nurse if it is all right the flu,
to or any other viral illness.
administer Pepto Bismal to her
son
when he 'has a tummy ache." After
reminding the mother to check the
label of all OTC drugs for the
presence of aspirin, which
instruction
should the nurse include when
replying to this mother's question?
The nurse observes a 4-year old C. demonstrates aggressiveness by
boy boasting when
in a daycare setting. Which telling a story
behavior
should the nurse consider normal
for
this client?
, A burned child is brought to the A. head and neck
emergency room. In estimating the
percentage of the body burned,
the
nurse uses a modified "Rule of
Nines." Which part of a child's
body is
calculated as a larger percentage
of
total body surface than an adult?
The nurse receives a lab report A. pass the information on in the report
stating a child with asthma has a
theophylline level of 15 mcg/dl.
What
action will the nurse take?
A 12-month old boy is admitted C. have a bulb syringe readily available to
with remove
a respiratory infection and possible secretions
pneumonia. He is placed in a mist
tent with oxygen. Which nursing
intervention has the greatest
priority
for this infant?
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To take the vital signs of a A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal
4-month temperature
old child, which order will give the
most accurate results?
During routine screening at a B. Ask the child if he/she has had a cold,
school runny
clinic, an otoscope examination of nose, or any ear pain lately.
a
child's ear reveals a tympanic
membrane that is pearly gray,
slightly
bulging, and not movable. What
action should the nurse take next?
Which restraint should be used for C. elbow restraints
a
toddler after a cleft palate repair?
What preoperative nursing D. observe for projectile vomiting.
intervention should be included in
the plan of care for an infant with
pyloric stenosis?
,A six-month-old returns from B. remove restraints one at a time and
surgery provide
with elbow restraints in place. range of motion exercises
What
nursing care should be included
when caring for any restrained
child?
A 2-year old child with Down A. congenital heart disease
syndrome is brought to the clinic
for
his regular physical examination.
The
nurse knows which problem is
frequently associated with Down
syndrome?
When assessing a child with A. inspiration
asthma,
the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during
When planning the care for a child D. stresses the suture line
who has had a cleft lip repair, the
nurse knows that crying should be
minimized because it
,A full-term infant is admitted to the A. choking, coughing, and cyanosis
newborn nursery. After careful
assessment, the nurse suspects
that
the infant may have an
esophageal
atresia. Which symptoms is this
newborn likely to have exhibited?
Which behavior would the nurse C. display possessiveness of toys
expect a two-year-old child to
exhibit?
the mother of a preschool-aged B. do not give if the child has chickenpox,
client asks the nurse if it is all right the flu,
to or any other viral illness.
administer Pepto Bismal to her
son
when he 'has a tummy ache." After
reminding the mother to check the
label of all OTC drugs for the
presence of aspirin, which
instruction
should the nurse include when
replying to this mother's question?
The nurse observes a 4-year old C. demonstrates aggressiveness by
boy boasting when
in a daycare setting. Which telling a story
behavior
should the nurse consider normal
for
this client?
, A burned child is brought to the A. head and neck
emergency room. In estimating the
percentage of the body burned,
the
nurse uses a modified "Rule of
Nines." Which part of a child's
body is
calculated as a larger percentage
of
total body surface than an adult?
The nurse receives a lab report A. pass the information on in the report
stating a child with asthma has a
theophylline level of 15 mcg/dl.
What
action will the nurse take?
A 12-month old boy is admitted C. have a bulb syringe readily available to
with remove
a respiratory infection and possible secretions
pneumonia. He is placed in a mist
tent with oxygen. Which nursing
intervention has the greatest
priority
for this infant?
