2025/2026 HESI RN PEDS EXAM|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|LATEST VERSION

2025/2026 HESI RN PEDS EXAM|QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|LATEST VERSION
A mother brings her 8 mo. old baby boy to clinic because he has been vomiting and had diarrhea for la
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days. Which assessment is most important for nurse to make?
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A.Assess infant abdomen for tenderness
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C. Measure the infant's pulse
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d. Evaluate the infant's cry - ANSWER-C. Measure the infant's pulse
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While obtaining the vital signs of a 10-year-
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old who had a tonsillectomy this morning, the nurse observes
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the child swallowing every 2-3 minutes. Which assessment should the nurse implement? - ANSWER-
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Inspect the posterior oropharynx
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parents of a 3-year old boy who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy ask, "How can our son have this
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disease? We are wondering if we should have any more children." What information should the nurse
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provide to parents? - ANSWER-This is an inherited X-
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linked recessive disorder, which primarily affects male children in the
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2-weck-
old female infant is hospitalized for the surgical repair of an umbilical hernia. After retuming to the po
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stoperative neonatal unit, her R and HR have increased during the last hour. Which intervention shoul
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d the nurse implement? - ANSWER-Administer a PRN analgesic prescription
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2-year-old girl is brought to the clinic by her 17-year-
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old mother. When the nurse observes that the child
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is drinking sweetened soda from her bottle, what information should the nurse discuss with this moth
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er? - ANSWER--Dental caries is associated with drinking soda
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-Toddlers should be drinking from a cup by age 2
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mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the clinic because the baby does not sleep through the night.
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Which finding is most significant in planning care for this family?
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, a.The mother is a single parent and lives with her parents
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b.The mother states the baby is irritable during feedings
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C the infant's formula has been changed twice
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D.The diaper area shows severe skin breakdown - ANSWER-
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D.The diaper area shows severe skin breakdown
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The nurse determines that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a urinary s
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tream from the ventral surface of the penis. What action should the nurse take? - ANSWER-
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16-year-old with acute myelocytic leukemia is receiving chemotherapy (CT) via an implanted
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medication port at the out-patient oncology clinic. What action should the nurse implement when the
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infusion is complete? - ANSWER-Flush mediport w/ saline and heparin solution
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mother brings her 3- B B B


week old infant to the clinic because the baby vomits after eating and always seems
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hungry. Further assessment indicates that the infant's vomiting is projectile, and the child seems listle
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Which additional assessment finding indicates the possibility of a life-threatening complication? -
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ANSWER-Irregular palpable pulse
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nurse is performing a routine assessment of a &-
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year old at a sommunity health center. Which behavior
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by the child should alert she nurse to request a
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follow up for a posaible autism spectrum disorder? - ANSWER-Perform odd repetitive behaviors
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Following admission for cardiac catheterization, the nurse is providing discharge teaching to the paren
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ts of a 2-year-
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old toddler with tetralogy of Fallot. What instruction should the nurse give the parents if their
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child becomes pale, cool, lethargic? - ANSWER-Contact their HCP immediately
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old son to the clinic because he has been crying and pulling on his earlobe for
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the past 12 hours. The child's oral temperature is 101.2 F. Which intervention should the nurse imple
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ment? - ANSWER-Ask the mother if the child has had a runny nose
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