PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE EXAM| Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified

The nurse is giving preoperative instructions to a 14-year old female client who is scheduled for surgery to correct a spinal curvature. Which statement by the client best demonstrates that learning has taken place? - D. I understand that I will be in a body cast and I will show you how you taught me to turn. To take the vital signs of a 4-month old child, which order will give the most accurate results? - A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature During routine screening at a school clinic, an otoscope examination of a child's ear reveals a tympanic membrane that is pearly gray, slightly bulging, and not movable. What action should the nurse take next? - B. Ask the child if he/she has had a cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately. Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair? - C. elbow restraints What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for an infant with pyloric stenosis? - D. observe for projectile vomiting. A six-month-old returns from surgery with elbow restraints in place. What nursing care should be included when caring for any restrained child? - B. remove restraints one at a time and provide range of motion exercises A 2-year old child with Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical examination. The nurse knows which problem is frequently associated with Down syndrome? - A. congenital heart disease When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal retractions during - A. inspiration When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse knows that crying should be minimized because it - D. stresses the suture line