Hesi Pediatric Practice Exam Questions and correct Answers
The nurse is giving pre-op instructions to a 14 yr old female scheduled for surgery to correct
... [Show More] a spinal curvature. Which stmt best demonstrates that leaning has taken place?
To take the v/s of a 4 month old, which ordered will give the most accurate results?
During routine screening at a school clinic, an otoscope exam reveals a tympanic mb that is pearly gray, slightly bulging, and not movable. What action should the nurse take next?
Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair?
What pre-op nsg intervention should be included in the POC for an infant w/ pyloric stenosis?
A 6 month old returns from surgery w/ elbow restraints in place. What nsg care should be included when caring for any restrained child?
A 2 yr old w/ Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical exam. The nurse knows which problem is requently associated w/ Downs?
When assessing a child w/ asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal retractions during
When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse know that crying should be minimized because it
A full-term infant is admitted to the newborn nursery. After careful assessment, the nurse suspects that the infant may have an esophageal atresia. Which sx's is this newborn likely to have exhibited?
Which behavior would the nurse expect a 2 yr old to exhibit?
the other of a preschool-aged child asks the nurse if it is all right to administer Pepto Bismol to her son when he has a tummy ache. After reminding her to check the label of all OTC meds for the presence of ASA, which instruction should the nurse include when replying to the mom's question?
the nurse observes a 4 yr old boy in a daycare. Which behavior should the nurse consider normal for this child?
A burned child is brought to the ER. In estimating the % of body burned, the nurse uses a modified "Rule of Nines." Which part of the body is calculated as a larger % of total body surface than an adult?
The nurse receives a lab report stating a child w/ asthma has a theophylline level of 15mcg/dL. What action will the nurse take?
A 12 month old is admitted w/ a respiratory infection and possible pneumonia. He is placed in a mist tent w/ O2. Which nsg intervention has the greatest priority?
All of the following interventions can be used to eval the effectiveness of nsg and medical interventions used to tx diarrhea. Which intervention is the least useful in the nurse's eval of a 20 month old child?
A 5 month old is admitted to the hospital w/ vomiting and diarrhea. The dr. prescribes dextrose 5% and 0.25% NS w/ 2 mEq KCl/ 100ml to be infused at 25mL/hr. Prior to initiating the infusion, the nurse should obtain which assessment finding?
The nurse is assigning care for a 4 yr old w/ otitis media and is concerned about the child's increasing temp over the last 24 hrs. When planning care for this child, it is important for the nurse to consider that
The nurse is assessing an 8 month old who has a medical dx of Tetrology of Fallow. Which sx is this client likely to exhibit?
As part of the physical assessment of children, the nurse observes and palpates the fontanels. Which child's fontanel finding should be reported to the HCP?
A preschool child who is hospitalized for hypospadias repair is most strongly influenced by which behavior?
An infant is born w/ VSD and surgery is planned to correct the defect. The nurse recognizes that surgical correction is designed to achieve which outcome?
A 3 month old weighing 10 #, 15 oz has an axillary temp of 98.9F. The nurse determines the daily caloric need for him as approximately
The nurse is preparing a health teaching program for parents of toddlers and preschoolers and plans to include info about prevention of accidental poisonings. It is most important for her to include which instruction?
A 6 month old infant w/ CHF is receiving digoxin elixer. Which observation by the nurse warrants immediate intervention?
At 8:00 a.m. the UAP informs the charge nurse that a female adolescent client w/ acute glomerulonephritis has a BP of 210/110. The 4 a.m. reading was 170/88. The client reports to the UAP that she is upset because her boyfriend did not visit last night. What action should the nurse take 1st?
A premature newborn girl, born 24 hrs ago, is dx'd w/ a PDA and placed under an O2 hood at 35%. the parents visit the nursery and ask to hold her. Which response should the nurse provide to the parents?
The nurse is dvp'g a POC for a 3 yr old who is scheduled for a cardiac cath. To assist in decreasing the anxiety for the child on the day of the procedure, which intervention is best for the nurse to implement? [Show Less]