HESI PEDIATRIC EXAM 2026-27 |NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS |COMPLETE
SET |VERIFIED!!
100% Correct 52
Incorrect 00
Status: passed!!
Questions & answers
1 of 52
Term
What age appropriate play activity should the PN suggest to the
parents of a 7 month old infant to encourage visual stimulation?
play peek a boo
show how to clasp hands
play pat a cake
imitate animal sounds
,Give this one a try later!
Answer: A
Rationale:
Nonfood items cause the majority of choking deaths in young children. Latex
balloons (A), whether partially inflated, uninflated, or popped, are the leading cause
of pediatric choking that leads to aspiration of small objects (A,B, and D) because
they experience the environment by placing objects in the mouth, but (A) is the
leading cause of death causing respiratory obstruction and arrest.
Answer: C
Rationale:
A meningomyelocele provides a direct entry for bacteria into the central nervous
system, leading to meningitis. Measures that protect the integrity of the
meningomyelocele sac and infection control measures should be implemented to
minimize the risk of infection (C). (A,B, and D) should be implemented but do not
have the priority of (C).
Answer: A
Infant stimulation is as important for psychological growth as food is for
physical growth. By 6 months-1 year, play is a very important part of an infant's
day and involves sensorimotor skills. Infants are very personable and enjoy
playing games such as peek a boo, an activity for visual stimulation (A). (B) is an
appropriate activity at 7 months for kinetic stimulation. (C) is more
appropriate for auditory stimulation for infants 9-12 months old. (D) is an age
appropriate activity at 7 months for auditory stimulation.
Answer: D
Supervised injection play (D) is an effective coping strategy for a school aged child
who is receiving extended IV therapy, or any other therapy involving syringes and
needles. Rewards, such as stickers (A) may enhance cooperative behavior but do
not address coping with painful treatments. The hospitalized child should have
opportunities for play each day, if his condition warrants, but free play (B) does not
, have any specific therapeutic purpose in preparing for painful experiences. (C) may
not elicit the child's feeling about IV treatment.
Don't know?
2 of 52
Term
Which of Freud's psychosexual development stages occurs during a
toddler's growth and development?
a) anal
b) oral
c) genital
d) phallic
Give this one a try later!
Answer: A
Rationale:
Pancreatic enzyme activity (A) is variable in infants for the first 3 months of life as
the Gi system matures. The gastric secretions of infants are less acidic than those
of older children or adults, not (B). Intestinal motility and gastric emptying rate tend
to be slower in infants, not (C and D).
Answer: A
Rationale:
According to Freud's theory, the anal stage (A_, 1-3 years of age, focuses on
toilet training and learning to delay immediate gratification. Oral
, gratification(B) occurs from birth to one year of age. (C) The stage of genital
awareness & exploration. (D) The stage of sexual identity and expression in
adolescence.
Answer: A
Rationale:
Nonfood items cause the majority of choking deaths in young children. Latex
balloons (A), whether partially inflated, uninflated, or popped, are the leading cause
of pediatric choking that leads to aspiration of small objects (A,B, and D) because
they experience the environment by placing objects in the mouth, but (A) is the
leading cause of death causing respiratory obstruction and arrest.
Answer: A
Rationale:
Following a head injury, determining a change in the child's LOC (A) provides the
first indication that a progression of the injury is possible. (C) is a symptom of
advanced neurologic insult. Alterations in consciousness appear earlier than
alterations of (B and D).
Don't know?
3 of 52
Definition
Answer: D
Rationale:
The child is exhibiting a healthy attachment to the father (D).
Leaving while your child is asleep creates mistrust in the child (C). To
minimize the child's stress hospital policy often require someone to
stay with
their child during hospitalization, not (A). The child's behavior
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS |COMPLETE
SET |VERIFIED!!
100% Correct 52
Incorrect 00
Status: passed!!
Questions & answers
1 of 52
Term
What age appropriate play activity should the PN suggest to the
parents of a 7 month old infant to encourage visual stimulation?
play peek a boo
show how to clasp hands
play pat a cake
imitate animal sounds
,Give this one a try later!
Answer: A
Rationale:
Nonfood items cause the majority of choking deaths in young children. Latex
balloons (A), whether partially inflated, uninflated, or popped, are the leading cause
of pediatric choking that leads to aspiration of small objects (A,B, and D) because
they experience the environment by placing objects in the mouth, but (A) is the
leading cause of death causing respiratory obstruction and arrest.
Answer: C
Rationale:
A meningomyelocele provides a direct entry for bacteria into the central nervous
system, leading to meningitis. Measures that protect the integrity of the
meningomyelocele sac and infection control measures should be implemented to
minimize the risk of infection (C). (A,B, and D) should be implemented but do not
have the priority of (C).
Answer: A
Infant stimulation is as important for psychological growth as food is for
physical growth. By 6 months-1 year, play is a very important part of an infant's
day and involves sensorimotor skills. Infants are very personable and enjoy
playing games such as peek a boo, an activity for visual stimulation (A). (B) is an
appropriate activity at 7 months for kinetic stimulation. (C) is more
appropriate for auditory stimulation for infants 9-12 months old. (D) is an age
appropriate activity at 7 months for auditory stimulation.
Answer: D
Supervised injection play (D) is an effective coping strategy for a school aged child
who is receiving extended IV therapy, or any other therapy involving syringes and
needles. Rewards, such as stickers (A) may enhance cooperative behavior but do
not address coping with painful treatments. The hospitalized child should have
opportunities for play each day, if his condition warrants, but free play (B) does not
, have any specific therapeutic purpose in preparing for painful experiences. (C) may
not elicit the child's feeling about IV treatment.
Don't know?
2 of 52
Term
Which of Freud's psychosexual development stages occurs during a
toddler's growth and development?
a) anal
b) oral
c) genital
d) phallic
Give this one a try later!
Answer: A
Rationale:
Pancreatic enzyme activity (A) is variable in infants for the first 3 months of life as
the Gi system matures. The gastric secretions of infants are less acidic than those
of older children or adults, not (B). Intestinal motility and gastric emptying rate tend
to be slower in infants, not (C and D).
Answer: A
Rationale:
According to Freud's theory, the anal stage (A_, 1-3 years of age, focuses on
toilet training and learning to delay immediate gratification. Oral
, gratification(B) occurs from birth to one year of age. (C) The stage of genital
awareness & exploration. (D) The stage of sexual identity and expression in
adolescence.
Answer: A
Rationale:
Nonfood items cause the majority of choking deaths in young children. Latex
balloons (A), whether partially inflated, uninflated, or popped, are the leading cause
of pediatric choking that leads to aspiration of small objects (A,B, and D) because
they experience the environment by placing objects in the mouth, but (A) is the
leading cause of death causing respiratory obstruction and arrest.
Answer: A
Rationale:
Following a head injury, determining a change in the child's LOC (A) provides the
first indication that a progression of the injury is possible. (C) is a symptom of
advanced neurologic insult. Alterations in consciousness appear earlier than
alterations of (B and D).
Don't know?
3 of 52
Definition
Answer: D
Rationale:
The child is exhibiting a healthy attachment to the father (D).
Leaving while your child is asleep creates mistrust in the child (C). To
minimize the child's stress hospital policy often require someone to
stay with
their child during hospitalization, not (A). The child's behavior
