HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
1. The nurse is giving pre-op
"I understand that I will be in a body cast and I will
in- structions to a 14 yr old
show you how you taught me to turn"
female scheduled for
surgery to correct a spinal
curvature. Which stmt
best demonstrates that
leaning has taken place?
2. To take the v/s of a 4 month old, RR - HR - rectal temp
which ordered will give the
most accurate results?
3. During routine screening at Ask the child if they have had a cold, runny nose, or any
a school clinic, an otoscope ear pain lately
exam reveals a tympanic
mb that
is pearly gray, slightly
bulging, and not movable.
What action should the
nurse take next? Elbow
4. Which restraint should be
used for a toddler after a
cleft palate repair? Observe for projectile vomiting
5. What pre-op nsg
intervention should be
included in the POC
for an infant w/ pyloric stenosis? (remember that projectile vomiting leads to
metabolic alka-
losis)
6. A 6 month old returns from surgery w/ elbow
, HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
restraints in place. What Remove the restraints one at a time and provide
nsg care should be ROM exer- cises
included when caring for any re- (Removing them 1 at a time is safer than all
at once)
strained child?
, HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
7. A 2 yr old w/ Down Congenital heart disease
syndrome is brought to
the clinic for his reg- ular (CHD is the most common associated defect w/
physical exam. The nurse Downs. - also, remember Professor Moore said that
knows which problem is heart and ear problems go hand in hand)
re- quently associated w/
Downs? Inspriation
8. When assessing a child w/
asth- ma, the nurse should
expect in- tercostal Stresses the suture line
retractions during
9. When planning the care
for a child who has had a
cleft lip re- pair, the nurse Choking , coughing, and cyanosis
know that crying should be
minimized because it (this answer includes the 3 "C"s of esophageal
atresia caused by the overflow of secretions to the
10. A full-term infant is trachea)
admitted to the newborn
nursery. After care- ful
assessment, the nurse sus-
pects that the infant may
have an esophageal atresia.
Which sx's is this newborn
likely to have exhibited?
11. Which behavior would the nurse Display possessiveness of toys
expect a 2 yr old to exhibit?
aged child asks the nurse if it
is all right to administer Pepto
12. the other of a preschool- Bis- mol to her son when he
, HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
has (they are egocentric and unable to share w/ others)
a tummy ache. After
remind- ing her to Do not give if they have chicken pox, the flue, or any
check the label of other viral illness
(ASA can cause Reye's syndrome)
1. The nurse is giving pre-op
"I understand that I will be in a body cast and I will
in- structions to a 14 yr old
show you how you taught me to turn"
female scheduled for
surgery to correct a spinal
curvature. Which stmt
best demonstrates that
leaning has taken place?
2. To take the v/s of a 4 month old, RR - HR - rectal temp
which ordered will give the
most accurate results?
3. During routine screening at Ask the child if they have had a cold, runny nose, or any
a school clinic, an otoscope ear pain lately
exam reveals a tympanic
mb that
is pearly gray, slightly
bulging, and not movable.
What action should the
nurse take next? Elbow
4. Which restraint should be
used for a toddler after a
cleft palate repair? Observe for projectile vomiting
5. What pre-op nsg
intervention should be
included in the POC
for an infant w/ pyloric stenosis? (remember that projectile vomiting leads to
metabolic alka-
losis)
6. A 6 month old returns from surgery w/ elbow
, HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
restraints in place. What Remove the restraints one at a time and provide
nsg care should be ROM exer- cises
included when caring for any re- (Removing them 1 at a time is safer than all
at once)
strained child?
, HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
7. A 2 yr old w/ Down Congenital heart disease
syndrome is brought to
the clinic for his reg- ular (CHD is the most common associated defect w/
physical exam. The nurse Downs. - also, remember Professor Moore said that
knows which problem is heart and ear problems go hand in hand)
re- quently associated w/
Downs? Inspriation
8. When assessing a child w/
asth- ma, the nurse should
expect in- tercostal Stresses the suture line
retractions during
9. When planning the care
for a child who has had a
cleft lip re- pair, the nurse Choking , coughing, and cyanosis
know that crying should be
minimized because it (this answer includes the 3 "C"s of esophageal
atresia caused by the overflow of secretions to the
10. A full-term infant is trachea)
admitted to the newborn
nursery. After care- ful
assessment, the nurse sus-
pects that the infant may
have an esophageal atresia.
Which sx's is this newborn
likely to have exhibited?
11. Which behavior would the nurse Display possessiveness of toys
expect a 2 yr old to exhibit?
aged child asks the nurse if it
is all right to administer Pepto
12. the other of a preschool- Bis- mol to her son when he
, HESI Pediatric Practice Exam Questions & Answers.
has (they are egocentric and unable to share w/ others)
a tummy ache. After
remind- ing her to Do not give if they have chicken pox, the flue, or any
check the label of other viral illness
(ASA can cause Reye's syndrome)
