ATI PEDS/OB HESI Exams Questions and Graded A+ Answers

1 ATI PEDS/OB HESI Exams Questions and
Graded A+ Answers
1. A44mother44brings44her44844mo.44old44baby44boy44to44clinic44bc44he44
has44been44vomitting44and44had44diarrhea44for44last44344days.44Which44
assessment44is44most44important44for44nurse44to44make?
a. Assess44infant44abdomen44for44tenderness
b. Determine44if44the44infant44was44exposed44to44a44virus
c. Measure44the44infant’s44pulse
d. Evaluate44the44infant’s44cry

2. While44obtaining44the44vital44signs44of44a441044year44old44who44had44
a44tonsillectomy44this44morning,44the44nurse44observes44the44child44s
wallowing44every442-
344minutes.44Which44assessment44should44the44nurse44implement?44
a.Inspect44the44posterior44oropharynx
b. Assess44for44teeth44clenching44or44grinding
c. Touch44the44tonsillar44pillars44to44stimulate44the44gag44reflex
d. Ask44the44child44to44speak44to44evaluate44change44in44voice44tone

3. The44parents44of44a443-
year44old44boy44who44has44Duchenne44muscular44dystrophy44ask,44
“How44can44our44son44have44this44disease?44We44are44wondering44if
44we44should44have44any44more44children.”44What44information44sho

uld44the44nurse44provide44to44parents?
a. This44is44an44inherited
44X-

44linked44recessive44disorder,44which44primarily44affect

s44male44children4 4 in44the44family
b. The44striated44muscle44groups44of44males44can44be44impacted44
by44a44lack44of44the44protein44dystrophin44in44their44mothers
c. The44male44infant44had44a44viral44infection44that44went44unnoti
ced44and44untreated44so44muscle44damage44was44incurred
d. Birth44trauma44with44a44breech44vaginal44birth44causes44damag
e44to44the44spinal44cord,44thus44weakening44the44muscles

4. A442-week-
old44female44infant44is44hospitalized44for44the44surgical44repair44of44
an44umbilical44hernia.44After44returning44to44the44postoperative44n
eonatal44unit,44her44RR44and44HR44have44increased44during44the44l

,ast44hour.44Which44intervention44should44the44nurse44implement?

, a. Notify44the44HCP44of44these44findings
b. Administer44a44PRN44analgesic44prescription
c. Record44the44findings44in44the44child’s44record
d. Wrap44the44infant44tightly44and44rock44in44rocking44chair

5. A442-year-
old44girl44is44brought44to44the44clinic44by44her441744year44old44mothe
r.44When44the44nurse44observes44that44the44child44is44drinking44swee
tened44soda44from44her44bottle,44what44information44should44the44nu
rse44discuss44with44this44mother?
a. A442-year44old44should44be44speaking44in44244word44phrases
b. Dental44caries44are44associated44with44drinking44soda
c. Drinking44soda44is44related44to44childhood44obesity
d. Toddlers44should44be44sleeping441044hours44a44night
e. Toddlers44should44be44drinking44from44a44cup44by44age442

6. A44mother44brings44her44344month44old44infant44to44the44clinic44becaus
e44the44baby44does44not44sleep44through44the44night.44Which44finding4
4is44most44significant44in44planning44care44for44this44family?

a. The44mother44is44a44single44parent44and44lives44with44her44parents
b. The44mother44states44the44baby44is44irritable44during44feedings
c. The44infant’s44formula44has44been44changed44twice
d. The44diaper44area44shows44severe44skin44breakdown

7. The44nurse44determines44that44an44infant44admitted44for44surgical44rep
air44of44an44inguinal44hernia44voids44a44urinary44stream44from44the44ve
ntral44surface44of44the44penis.44What44action44should44the44nurse44tak
e?
a. Document44the44finding
b. Palpate44scrotum44for44testicular44descent
c. Assess44for44bladder44distension
d. Auscultate44bowel44sounds

8. A441644year44old44with44acute44myelocytic44leukemia44is44rec
eiving44chemotherapy44(CT)44via44an44implanted44medicatio
n44port44at44the44outpatient44oncology44clinic.44What44action
44should44the44nurse44implement44when44the44infusion44is44

complete?
a. Administer44Zofran
b. Obtain44blood44samples44for44RBCs,44WBCs,44and44platelets