Peds HESI Practice Questions With
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In jcaring jfor jan jclient jwith jacute jepiglottitis, jwhich jnursing jaction jtakes jpriority? j
a. jObtain ja jstat jCBC j
b. jPrepare jfor jendotracheal jintubation j
c. jAuscultate jbreath jsounds
d. jApply jice jpacks jto jthe jneck j- jAnswer j- jANS: jB jPrepare jfor jendotracheal jintubation
The jnurse jis jusing jthe jStage jQuestionnaire j(b) jto jassess ja j24 j- jmonth-old jchild. jWhat jis jthe
jbest jintervention jfor jthe jnurse jto jinitiate jafter jthe jassessment jis jcompleted? j
a. jAssess jfor jchanges jin jthe jvital jsigns j
b. jReview jthe jchild's jbirth jhistory j
c. jProvide jthe jparents jwith ja jlist jof jstimulating jactivities j
d. jMeet jwith ja jsocial jworker jto jreview jthe jresults j- jAnswer j- jANS: jC j
Provide jthe jparents jwith ja jlist jof jstimulating jactivities
A jmother jbrings jher j2-year-old json jto jthe jclinic jbecause jhe jhas jbeen jcrying jand jpulling jon jhis
jearlobe jfor jthe jpast j12 jhours. jThe jchild's joral jtemperature jis j101.2F j(38C). jWhich jintervention
jshould jthe jnurse jimplement? j
a. jProvide jparent jeducation jto jprevent jrecurrence j
b. jClearance jpurulent jexudate jfrom jthe jaffected jear jcanal
c. jApply ja jtopical jantibiotic jto jthe jpreauricular jarea j
d. jAsk jthe jmother jif jthe jchild jhas jhad ja jrunny jnose j- jAnswer j- jANS: jD
Ask jthe jmother jif jthe jchild jhas jhad ja jrunny jnose
, Which jnursing jintervention jis jmost jimportant jto jassist jin jdetecting jhypopituitarism jand
jhyperpituitarism jin jchildren? j
a. jNoting ja jmarked jweight jgain jwithout ja jgain jin jheight jon ja jgrowth jchart j
b. jPerforming jhead jcircumference jmeasurements jon jinfants junder jone jyear jof jage jc. jAssessing
jfor jbehavioral jproblems jat jhome jand jschool jby jinterviewing jthe jparents j
d. jCarefully jrecording jthe jheight jand jweight jof jchildren jto jdetect jinappropriate jgrowth jrates j-
jAnswer j- jANS: jD
Carefully jrecording jthe jheight jand jweight jof jchildren jto jdetect jinappropriate jgrowth jrates.
A j2-year-old jchild jwith jheart jfailure j(HF) jis jadmitted jfor jreplacement jof ja jgraft jfor jcoarctation
jof jthe jaorta. jPrior jto jadministering jthe jdose jof jdigoxin j(Lanoxin), jthe jnurse jobtains jan japical
jheart jrate jof j128 jbeast| jminute. jWhat jaction jshould jthe jnurse jimplement? j
a. jDetermined jthe jpulse jdeficit j
b. jCalculate jthe jsafe jdose jrange j
c. jAdminister jthe jscheduled jdose j
d. jReview jthe jserum jdigoxin jlevel j- jAnswer j- jANS: jC
Administer jthe jscheduled jdose
An jinfant jis jadmitted jfor jsurgery jwho jhas ja jWilms' jtumor. jWhat jnursing jintervention jshould
jthe jnurse jimplement jduring jthe jpreoperative jperiod? j
a. jAdminister jpain jmedication jbased jon jthe jFACES jpain jscale j
b. jGive jantiemetic jmedications jto jprevent jnausea jand jvomiting j
c. jInclude jthe jprone jposition jin jthe jq2h jturning jschedule j
d. jCareful jbathing jand jhandling jthat javoids jabdominal jmanipulation j- jAnswer j- jANS: jD
Careful jbathing jand jhandling jthat javoids jabdominal jmanipulation
When jadministering jindomethacin j(Indocin) jto ja jpremature jinfant jwho jhas jpatent jductus
jarteriosus, jthe jnurse jshould janticipate jwhich joutcome? j
a. jDecreased jcardiac jmurmur j
b. jIncreased jnumber jof jred jblood jcells j
c. jDecreased jurinary joutput j
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In jcaring jfor jan jclient jwith jacute jepiglottitis, jwhich jnursing jaction jtakes jpriority? j
a. jObtain ja jstat jCBC j
b. jPrepare jfor jendotracheal jintubation j
c. jAuscultate jbreath jsounds
d. jApply jice jpacks jto jthe jneck j- jAnswer j- jANS: jB jPrepare jfor jendotracheal jintubation
The jnurse jis jusing jthe jStage jQuestionnaire j(b) jto jassess ja j24 j- jmonth-old jchild. jWhat jis jthe
jbest jintervention jfor jthe jnurse jto jinitiate jafter jthe jassessment jis jcompleted? j
a. jAssess jfor jchanges jin jthe jvital jsigns j
b. jReview jthe jchild's jbirth jhistory j
c. jProvide jthe jparents jwith ja jlist jof jstimulating jactivities j
d. jMeet jwith ja jsocial jworker jto jreview jthe jresults j- jAnswer j- jANS: jC j
Provide jthe jparents jwith ja jlist jof jstimulating jactivities
A jmother jbrings jher j2-year-old json jto jthe jclinic jbecause jhe jhas jbeen jcrying jand jpulling jon jhis
jearlobe jfor jthe jpast j12 jhours. jThe jchild's joral jtemperature jis j101.2F j(38C). jWhich jintervention
jshould jthe jnurse jimplement? j
a. jProvide jparent jeducation jto jprevent jrecurrence j
b. jClearance jpurulent jexudate jfrom jthe jaffected jear jcanal
c. jApply ja jtopical jantibiotic jto jthe jpreauricular jarea j
d. jAsk jthe jmother jif jthe jchild jhas jhad ja jrunny jnose j- jAnswer j- jANS: jD
Ask jthe jmother jif jthe jchild jhas jhad ja jrunny jnose
, Which jnursing jintervention jis jmost jimportant jto jassist jin jdetecting jhypopituitarism jand
jhyperpituitarism jin jchildren? j
a. jNoting ja jmarked jweight jgain jwithout ja jgain jin jheight jon ja jgrowth jchart j
b. jPerforming jhead jcircumference jmeasurements jon jinfants junder jone jyear jof jage jc. jAssessing
jfor jbehavioral jproblems jat jhome jand jschool jby jinterviewing jthe jparents j
d. jCarefully jrecording jthe jheight jand jweight jof jchildren jto jdetect jinappropriate jgrowth jrates j-
jAnswer j- jANS: jD
Carefully jrecording jthe jheight jand jweight jof jchildren jto jdetect jinappropriate jgrowth jrates.
A j2-year-old jchild jwith jheart jfailure j(HF) jis jadmitted jfor jreplacement jof ja jgraft jfor jcoarctation
jof jthe jaorta. jPrior jto jadministering jthe jdose jof jdigoxin j(Lanoxin), jthe jnurse jobtains jan japical
jheart jrate jof j128 jbeast| jminute. jWhat jaction jshould jthe jnurse jimplement? j
a. jDetermined jthe jpulse jdeficit j
b. jCalculate jthe jsafe jdose jrange j
c. jAdminister jthe jscheduled jdose j
d. jReview jthe jserum jdigoxin jlevel j- jAnswer j- jANS: jC
Administer jthe jscheduled jdose
An jinfant jis jadmitted jfor jsurgery jwho jhas ja jWilms' jtumor. jWhat jnursing jintervention jshould
jthe jnurse jimplement jduring jthe jpreoperative jperiod? j
a. jAdminister jpain jmedication jbased jon jthe jFACES jpain jscale j
b. jGive jantiemetic jmedications jto jprevent jnausea jand jvomiting j
c. jInclude jthe jprone jposition jin jthe jq2h jturning jschedule j
d. jCareful jbathing jand jhandling jthat javoids jabdominal jmanipulation j- jAnswer j- jANS: jD
Careful jbathing jand jhandling jthat javoids jabdominal jmanipulation
When jadministering jindomethacin j(Indocin) jto ja jpremature jinfant jwho jhas jpatent jductus
jarteriosus, jthe jnurse jshould janticipate jwhich joutcome? j
a. jDecreased jcardiac jmurmur j
b. jIncreased jnumber jof jred jblood jcells j
c. jDecreased jurinary joutput j
