PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE(LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE(LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-C. elbow restraints What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for an infant with pyloric stenosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-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? - CORRECT ANSWER-A. congenital heart disease When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal retractions during - CORRECT ANSWER-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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. stresses the suture line A full-term infant is admitted to the 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-A. choking, coughing, and cyanosis