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HESI NUR 203 Pediatric Nursing – Exam 1 Study Guide with Verified Questions and Answers, Fortis (Latest 2024–2025 Update)

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This study guide is designed for HESI NUR 203 Exam 1 in Pediatric Nursing at Fortis. It includes exam-focused questions with 100% verified correct answers and clear elaborations covering pediatric assessment, growth and development, common childhood illnesses, safety, and nursing interventions, and is already graded with an A for the 2024–2025 academic year.

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HESI: NUR203 / NUR 203 Exam 1 (Latest
Update) Pediatric Nursing | Guide with Questions and
Answers (Verified Elaborations) 100% Correct | Grade A -
Fortis

Which environmental factors should the nurse control when interviewing a client? Select All
That Apply.
1. Noise

2. Odors

3. Presence of family

4. Comfortable temperature

5. Open environment

1, 2 4

Nurse should: interview in quiet area, free of odors and be sure the client is not too hot or cold.




Which techniques are barriers to communication with clients? Select All That Apply.

1. Allowing silence

2. Expressing approval

3. Providing false hope

4. Asking "why" questions
5. Interpreting body language
2. Expressing approval - nurse should allow the client to make the decision that works best for
the client


3. Providing false hope



4. Asking "why" questions - may make client defensive

, HESI: NUR203 / NUR 203 Exam 1 (Latest
Update) Pediatric Nursing | Guide with Questions and
Answers (Verified Elaborations) 100% Correct | Grade A -
Fortis
Which phase of the nurse-client relationship allows the client to express thoughts and feelings to
the nurse?

a. Preorientation phase
b. Orientation phase

c. Working phase

d. Termination phase

c. Working phase




A nurse is learning about various communication concepts and techniques. Which statement by
the nurse is correct about intrapersonal communication?
a. An internal dialogue is known as self-talk
b. Communication involves two or more people to accomplish a goal

c. Communication involves more than two people who exchange ideas at the same time

d. A unique form of group communication is when the speaker interacts with others to varying
degrees
a. An internal dialogue is known as self-talk




c is a standardized communication tool utilized between nurses and other health-care providers
when there is a change in a client's condition. Which statement presents the background
information?
a. "This is Kate and I am taking care of Mrs. Smith who is on Wesson 424A. Mrs. Smith is
experiencing shortness of breath."
b. "Mrs. Smith has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute, her oxygen saturation is 91% on
room air, and she has crackles in the left lower lung."
c. "I think Mrs. Smith may be going into heart failure."

, HESI: NUR203 / NUR 203 Exam 1 (Latest
Update) Pediatric Nursing | Guide with Questions and
Answers (Verified Elaborations) 100% Correct | Grade A -
Fortis
d. "I think Mrs. Smith needs oxygen via cannula, a chest x-ray, and Lasix STAT."

b. "Mrs. Smith has a respiratory rate of 36 breaths per minute, her oxygen saturation is 91% on
room air, and she has crackles in the left lower lung."




The nurse educator is preparing a class for new graduate nurses about barriers to therapeutic
communication. What do the barriers include? Select all that apply.
1. Asking too many questions

2. Asking "why"

3. Changing the subject inappropriately

4. Offering advice

5. Providing realistic reassurance
6. Providing false reassurance

1. Asking too many questions

2. Asking "why"

3. Changing the subject inappropriately

4. Offering advice

6. Providing false reassurance




SBARQ

Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, Question




When planning an interview with a patient who has DM, the nurse would choose this tool to help
find out the patient's perspective on this illness?

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