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PEDS HESI RN & PEDIATRICS A ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NOTE: THIS STUDY GUIDE IS SPECIFIC TO REAL 2025/26 VERSION EXAM
1. To take the vital signs of a 4-month-old child, which order provides the most accurate ID: 310947676
results?
A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature. Correct
B. Heart rate, rectal temperature, then respiratory rate.
C. Rectal temperature, heart rate, then respiratory rate.
D. Rectal temperature, respiratory rate, then heart rate.
The respiratory rate should be taken first (A) in infants, since touching them or performing
unpleasant procedures usually makes them cry, elevating the heart rate and making
respirations difficult to count (B). Rectal temperature is the most invasive procedure, and is
most likely to precipitate crying, so should be done last (C and D).
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
2. A 16-year-old is brought to the Emergency Center with a crushed leg after falling off a ID: 311013607
horse. The adolescent's last tetanus toxoid booster was received eight years ago. What action should
the nurse take?
A. Dispense a tetanus antitoxin.
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B. Prepare human tetanus immune globulin.
C. Administer tetanus toxoid booster.
D. Delay the tetanus toxoid booster until due.
After the completion of the initial tetanus immunization schedule, the recommended booster for
an adolescent or adult is every ten years or less if a traumatic injury occurs that is contaminated
by dirt, feces, soil, or saliva, such as puncture or crushing injuries, avulsions, wounds from
missiles, burns, or frostbite. The adolescent's injury is considered a contaminated wound
requiring prophylactic therapy, so the tetanus toxoid booster should be administered (C). (A, B,
and D) are not indicated.
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
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3. The mother of a 6-month-old asks the nurse when her baby will get the first measles, ID: 310946642
mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Based on the recommended childhood immunization schedule
published by the Centers for Disease Control, which response is accurate?
A. 3 to 6 months.
B. 12 to 15 months. Correct
C. 18 to 24 months.
D. 4 to 6 years.
The first measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine should be given no sooner than 12
months of age, and ideally between 12 and 15 months of age (B). (A) should not receive the
MMR vaccine due to the presence of maternal antibodies. MMR is not routinely administered at
(C), but other immunizations, such as DTaP and Hepatitis B may be given at that time. The
second dose of MMR is routinely administered at (D), provided that at least 4 weeks have
elapsed since the first dose, and if both doses were administered beginning at or after 12
months.
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
4. A 2-year-old child with Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical ID: 310945284
examination. The nurse knows which problem is frequently associated with Down syndrome?
A. Congenital heart disease. Correct
B. Fragile X chromosome.
C. Trisomy 13.
D. Pyloric stenosis.
Congenital heart disease (A) is the most common associated defect in children with Down
syndrome. (C) might have seemed possible since Down syndrome is a trisomal chromosomal
abnormality of chromosome 21. (B) is a sex-linked abnormality also causing mental retardation.
(D) is not associated with Down syndrome.
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
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PEDS HESI RN & PEDIATRICS A ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NOTE: THIS STUDY GUIDE IS SPECIFIC TO REAL 2025/26 VERSION EXAM
1. To take the vital signs of a 4-month-old child, which order provides the most accurate ID: 310947676
results?
A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature. Correct
B. Heart rate, rectal temperature, then respiratory rate.
C. Rectal temperature, heart rate, then respiratory rate.
D. Rectal temperature, respiratory rate, then heart rate.
The respiratory rate should be taken first (A) in infants, since touching them or performing
unpleasant procedures usually makes them cry, elevating the heart rate and making
respirations difficult to count (B). Rectal temperature is the most invasive procedure, and is
most likely to precipitate crying, so should be done last (C and D).
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
2. A 16-year-old is brought to the Emergency Center with a crushed leg after falling off a ID: 311013607
horse. The adolescent's last tetanus toxoid booster was received eight years ago. What action should
the nurse take?
A. Dispense a tetanus antitoxin.
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B. Prepare human tetanus immune globulin.
C. Administer tetanus toxoid booster.
D. Delay the tetanus toxoid booster until due.
After the completion of the initial tetanus immunization schedule, the recommended booster for
an adolescent or adult is every ten years or less if a traumatic injury occurs that is contaminated
by dirt, feces, soil, or saliva, such as puncture or crushing injuries, avulsions, wounds from
missiles, burns, or frostbite. The adolescent's injury is considered a contaminated wound
requiring prophylactic therapy, so the tetanus toxoid booster should be administered (C). (A, B,
and D) are not indicated.
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
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3. The mother of a 6-month-old asks the nurse when her baby will get the first measles, ID: 310946642
mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Based on the recommended childhood immunization schedule
published by the Centers for Disease Control, which response is accurate?
A. 3 to 6 months.
B. 12 to 15 months. Correct
C. 18 to 24 months.
D. 4 to 6 years.
The first measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine should be given no sooner than 12
months of age, and ideally between 12 and 15 months of age (B). (A) should not receive the
MMR vaccine due to the presence of maternal antibodies. MMR is not routinely administered at
(C), but other immunizations, such as DTaP and Hepatitis B may be given at that time. The
second dose of MMR is routinely administered at (D), provided that at least 4 weeks have
elapsed since the first dose, and if both doses were administered beginning at or after 12
months.
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
4. A 2-year-old child with Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical ID: 310945284
examination. The nurse knows which problem is frequently associated with Down syndrome?
A. Congenital heart disease. Correct
B. Fragile X chromosome.
C. Trisomy 13.
D. Pyloric stenosis.
Congenital heart disease (A) is the most common associated defect in children with Down
syndrome. (C) might have seemed possible since Down syndrome is a trisomal chromosomal
abnormality of chromosome 21. (B) is a sex-linked abnormality also causing mental retardation.
(D) is not associated with Down syndrome.
Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
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