HESI Pediatric Exam 10 Versions: Actual Questions & Verified Solutions

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HESI PEDIATRIC EXAM 10 VERSIONS WITH ACTUAL

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+ GRADE

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? .....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? .....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? .....ANSWER.....B. Ask the child if

he/she has had a cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately.

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Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate

repair? .....ANSWER.....C. elbow restraints

What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the

plan of care for an infant with pyloric stenosis? .....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? .....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?

.....ANSWER.....A. congenital heart disease

When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should expect

intercostal retractions during .....ANSWER.....A. inspiration

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When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip

repair, the nurse knows that crying should be minimized because

it .....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? .....ANSWER.....A. choking, coughing, and

cyanosis

Which behavior would the nurse expect a two-year-old child to

exhibit? .....ANSWER.....C. display possessiveness of toys

the mother of a preschool-aged client asks the nurse if it is all

right to 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?

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.....ANSWER.....B. do not give if the child has chickenpox, the flu,

or any other viral illness.

The nurse observes a 4-year old boy in a daycare setting. Which

behavior should the nurse consider normal for this client?

.....ANSWER.....C. demonstrates aggressiveness by boasting when

telling a story

A burned child is brought to the 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?

.....ANSWER.....A. head and neck

The nurse receives a lab report stating a child with asthma has a

theophylline level of 15 mcg/dl. What action will the nurse take?

.....ANSWER.....A. pass the information on in the report

A 12-month old boy is admitted with a respiratory infection and

possible pneumonia. He is placed in a mist tent with oxygen.