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PEDS HESI 2024-2025 ACTUAL STUDY
GUIDE EXAM
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
A 3-month-old infant Nystatin (antifungal)
develops oral thrush.
Which pharmacologic
agent should the
nurse plan to
administer for treatment
of this
disorder?
Surgery is being A trial of human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone.
delayed for an infant
with undescended
testes.
In collaboration with
the healthcare
provider and the
family, which
prescription should
the nurse
anticipate?
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The nurse is teaching the C
parents of a 5-year-
old child with cystic
fibrosis about
respiratory
treatments. Which
statement indicates to
the nurse that the
parents understand?
a. Perform postural
drainage before
starting the
aerosol
therapy.
b. Give respiratory
treatments when the
child is coughing a lot.
c. Administer aerosol
therapy followed by
postural drainage
before meals.
d. Ensure respiratory
therapy is done daily
during any
respiratory
infection.
Administer aerosol
therapy followed
by postural drainage
before meal
See an expert-written answer
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The mother of a b
preschool-aged child
asks the nurse if it is
all
right to administer
bismuth
subsalicylate (Pepto
Bismol, Bismylate) to
her son when he
"has a tummy ache."
After eminding the
mother to check the
label of all over-the-
counter drugs for
the presence of
aspirin, which
instruction should the
nurse include when
replying to this
mother's question?
a. If the child's tongue
darkens, discontinue
the Pepto Bismol
immediately.
b. Do not give if the
child has chickenpox,
the flu, or any other
viral illness.
c. Avoid the use of
Pepto Bismol until the
child is at least 16 years
, 4
old.
d. Pepto Bismol may
cause a rebound
hyperacidity,
worsening the "tummy
ache."
PEDS HESI 2024-2025 ACTUAL STUDY
GUIDE EXAM
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
A 3-month-old infant Nystatin (antifungal)
develops oral thrush.
Which pharmacologic
agent should the
nurse plan to
administer for treatment
of this
disorder?
Surgery is being A trial of human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone.
delayed for an infant
with undescended
testes.
In collaboration with
the healthcare
provider and the
family, which
prescription should
the nurse
anticipate?
,2
The nurse is teaching the C
parents of a 5-year-
old child with cystic
fibrosis about
respiratory
treatments. Which
statement indicates to
the nurse that the
parents understand?
a. Perform postural
drainage before
starting the
aerosol
therapy.
b. Give respiratory
treatments when the
child is coughing a lot.
c. Administer aerosol
therapy followed by
postural drainage
before meals.
d. Ensure respiratory
therapy is done daily
during any
respiratory
infection.
Administer aerosol
therapy followed
by postural drainage
before meal
See an expert-written answer
,3
The mother of a b
preschool-aged child
asks the nurse if it is
all
right to administer
bismuth
subsalicylate (Pepto
Bismol, Bismylate) to
her son when he
"has a tummy ache."
After eminding the
mother to check the
label of all over-the-
counter drugs for
the presence of
aspirin, which
instruction should the
nurse include when
replying to this
mother's question?
a. If the child's tongue
darkens, discontinue
the Pepto Bismol
immediately.
b. Do not give if the
child has chickenpox,
the flu, or any other
viral illness.
c. Avoid the use of
Pepto Bismol until the
child is at least 16 years
, 4
old.
d. Pepto Bismol may
cause a rebound
hyperacidity,
worsening the "tummy
ache."
