PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE EXAM Q&A 2022/23

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, PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE EXAM
The nurse is giving preoperative instructions to a 14-year old female client who is
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scheduled for surgery to correct a spinal curvature. Which statement by the client best
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demonstrates that learning has taken place? - D. I understand that I will be in a body
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cast and I will show you how you taught me to turn.
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To take the vital signs of a 4-month old child, which order will give the most accurate
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results? - A. Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature
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During routine screening at a school clinic, an otoscope examination of a child's ear
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reveals a tympanic membrane that is pearly gray, slightly bulging, and not movable.
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What action should the nurse take next? - B. Ask the child if he/she has had a
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cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately.
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Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair? - C. elbow
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restraints
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What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for an
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infant with pyloric stenosis? - D. observe for projectile vomiting.
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A six-month-old returns from surgery with elbow restraints in place. What nursing care
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should be included when caring for any restrained child? - B. remove restraints one at a
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time and provide range of motion exercises
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A 2-year old child with Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical
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examination. The nurse knows which problem is frequently associated with Down
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syndrome? - A. congenital heart disease
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When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal retractions
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during - A. inspiration
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When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse knows that
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crying should be minimized because it - D. stresses the suture line
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A full-term infant is admitted to the newborn nursery. After careful assessment, the
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nurse suspects that the infant may have an esophageal atresia. Which symptoms is this
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newborn likely to have exhibited? - A. choking, coughing, and cyanosis
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Which behavior would the nurse expect a two-year-old child to exhibit? - C. display
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possessiveness of toys
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the mother of a preschool-aged client asks the nurse if it is all right to administer Pepto
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vBismal to her son when he 'has a tummy ache." After reminding the mother to check
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vthe label of all OTC drugs for the presence of aspirin, which instruction should the
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vnurse include when replying to this mother's question? - B. do not give if the child has
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