HESI PEDIATRICS EXAM 2024 LATEST
UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS BRAND NEW ALREADY
GRADED A+
The nurse assigning care for a 5 y/o child with otitis media
is concerned about the child's increasing temperature over
the past 24 hours. Which statement is accurate and should
be considered when planning care for the remainder of the
shift?
A. RN should be assigned to take temperatures frequently
B. Tympanic and oral temperatures are equally accurate
C. PN should take rectal temperatures on this child
D. Pediatrician should decide how to assess the
temperature - ....ANSWER...B
The nurse is planning care for school-aged children at a
community care center. Which activity is best for the
children?
A. Building model airplanes
B. Playing follow the leader
C. Stringing large and small beads
D. Playing with Playdough and clay - ....ANSWER...B
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,Surgery is being delayed for an infant with undescended
testes. In collaboration with the healthcare provider and the
family, which prescription should the nurse anticipate?
A. Trial of adrencorticotrophic hormone injections
B. Frequent stimulation of the cremasteric reflex
C. Trial of HCG
D. Frequent warm baths to gently dilate the scrotal area -
....ANSWER...C
A 3 y/o with sickle cell anemia is admitted to the ED with
abdominal pain. The nurse palpates an enlarged liver, an x
ray reveals an enlarged spleen, and a CBC reveals anemia.
These findings indicate which type of crisis?
A. Aplastic
B. Sequestration
C. Hyperhemolytic
D. Vaso-occulusive - ....ANSWER...B
In developing a teaching plan for a 5 y/o with diabetes,
which component of diabetic management should the
nurse plan for the child to manage first?
A. Food planning and selection
B. Administering insulin injections
C. Process of glucose testing
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, D. Drawing up the correct insulin dose - ....ANSWER...C
ABD: Require more advanced cognitive and psychomotor
skills and have greater potential for errors
A 16 y/o is brought to ED with a crushed leg after falling
off a horse. The adolescent's last tetanus toxoid booster
was received 8 years ago. What action should the nurse
take?
A. Dispense a tetanus antitoxin
B. Prepare human tetanus immune globulin
C. Administer tetanus toxoid booster
D. Delay the tetanus toxoid booster until due -
....ANSWER...C
The booster is recommended every 10 years UNLESS
there is a traumatic injury that is contaminated by dirt,
feces, soil or saliva.
The nurse is giving a liquid iron preparation to a 3 y/o
child. Which technique should the nurse implement to
engage the child's cooperation?
A. use a colorful straw
B. Mix the medications in water
C. Administer the medication using an oral syringe
D. Ask the pharmacy to provide an enteric table -
....ANSWER...A
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UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS BRAND NEW ALREADY
GRADED A+
The nurse assigning care for a 5 y/o child with otitis media
is concerned about the child's increasing temperature over
the past 24 hours. Which statement is accurate and should
be considered when planning care for the remainder of the
shift?
A. RN should be assigned to take temperatures frequently
B. Tympanic and oral temperatures are equally accurate
C. PN should take rectal temperatures on this child
D. Pediatrician should decide how to assess the
temperature - ....ANSWER...B
The nurse is planning care for school-aged children at a
community care center. Which activity is best for the
children?
A. Building model airplanes
B. Playing follow the leader
C. Stringing large and small beads
D. Playing with Playdough and clay - ....ANSWER...B
1
,Surgery is being delayed for an infant with undescended
testes. In collaboration with the healthcare provider and the
family, which prescription should the nurse anticipate?
A. Trial of adrencorticotrophic hormone injections
B. Frequent stimulation of the cremasteric reflex
C. Trial of HCG
D. Frequent warm baths to gently dilate the scrotal area -
....ANSWER...C
A 3 y/o with sickle cell anemia is admitted to the ED with
abdominal pain. The nurse palpates an enlarged liver, an x
ray reveals an enlarged spleen, and a CBC reveals anemia.
These findings indicate which type of crisis?
A. Aplastic
B. Sequestration
C. Hyperhemolytic
D. Vaso-occulusive - ....ANSWER...B
In developing a teaching plan for a 5 y/o with diabetes,
which component of diabetic management should the
nurse plan for the child to manage first?
A. Food planning and selection
B. Administering insulin injections
C. Process of glucose testing
2
, D. Drawing up the correct insulin dose - ....ANSWER...C
ABD: Require more advanced cognitive and psychomotor
skills and have greater potential for errors
A 16 y/o is brought to ED with a crushed leg after falling
off a horse. The adolescent's last tetanus toxoid booster
was received 8 years ago. What action should the nurse
take?
A. Dispense a tetanus antitoxin
B. Prepare human tetanus immune globulin
C. Administer tetanus toxoid booster
D. Delay the tetanus toxoid booster until due -
....ANSWER...C
The booster is recommended every 10 years UNLESS
there is a traumatic injury that is contaminated by dirt,
feces, soil or saliva.
The nurse is giving a liquid iron preparation to a 3 y/o
child. Which technique should the nurse implement to
engage the child's cooperation?
A. use a colorful straw
B. Mix the medications in water
C. Administer the medication using an oral syringe
D. Ask the pharmacy to provide an enteric table -
....ANSWER...A
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