HESI PEDIATRIC TEST BANK 2026
EXIT ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
AmnewbornmhasmjustmbeenmdelieveredmviamC-
Sectionmwithmammyelomeningocelemwhichmwasmdetectedmpre-
natallymviamamniocentecic.mThemchildmismscheduledmtomhavemsurgerymwithinmthemfirstm48mhours.mW
hichmofmthemfollowingmnursingmactionsmismappropriate?
A.mPlacemchildminmsemi-fowlersmpositionmtomdecreasempressuremonmthemspinalmcord
B.mApplymheatmlampmtomfacilitatemdryingmandmtougheningmofmthemsac
C.mApplymsoftmrestraintsmtompreventmdisruptionmofmthemsac
D.mAssessmheadmcircumferencemandmfontenalsmformsignsmofmICP.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
Amchildmwithmautismmspectrummdisorderm(ASD)mismadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmpneuomonia.mT
hemnursemshouldmplanmwhichmpriorityminterventionmwhenmcaringmformthismchild?
A.mMaintainmamstructuredmroutinemandmkeepmstimulationmtomamminimim
B.mCommunicatematmchild;smlevelmandmmaintainmeyemcontact
C.mUsemtherapeuticmtouchmtomcalmmchildmwithmprocedures
D.mSwitchmfrommonemassessmentmactivitymtomanothermquickly?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA
Amchildmismadmittedmwithmacutemglomerularnephritis.mThemnursemwouldmexpectmthemUAmduringmth
ismacutemphasemtomshowmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A.mBacteruria,mhematuria
B.mHematuria,mproteinuria
C.mBacteruria,mincreasemspecificmgravity
D.mProteinuria,mdecreasedmspecificmgravitym-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
,Amchildmhasmbeenmadmittedmtomthempedatricmunitmwithmsuspectedmmeningitis.mThemCSFmaanalysism
revealsmthemfollowing:mApperance:mClear,mWBC:mwithinmnormalmlimits,mProtein:mwithinmnormalmli
mits,mGlucose:mwithinmnormalmlimits,mCulture:mnegative.mBasedmonmthemresults,mthemnursemsuspec
tsmthatmthemchildmhas:
A.mBacertialmMeningitis
B.mMeningococcalmmeningitis
C.mViralmmeningitis
D.mHydrocephalousm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC
Amtwomyearmoldmhasmhadmonemboutmofmnephrosism(nephroticmsyndrome)mHismmothermsuspectedma
mrecurrencemwhenmshemobservedmswellingmaroundmhismeyes.mThemnursemhelpsmtomconfirrmmthemco
nditionmbymrecognizingmwhatmadditionalmsympton?
A.mBloodmpresssurem140/90
B.mMarkedmproteinuria
C.mTeamcoloredmurine
D.mAmhistorymofmpositivemstrepminfectionsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
Themmothermofmam1mmonthmoldminfantmtellsmthemnursemshemworriesmthatmhermbabymwillmgetmmenin
gititsmlikemhermoldestmsonmdidmwhenmhemwasmanminfant.mThemnursemshouldmbasemhermresponsemonm
whichmstatement?
A.mMeningitismrarelymoccursmduringminfancy,mhowevermaftermthemfirstmyearmofmlife,mitmismmoremcom
mon.
B.mOftenmamgeneticmpredispositionmtommeningitismismfoundmandmfamilymmembersmaremmoremlikelym
tomgetmit.
C.mVaccinationmtompreventmallmtypesmofmmeningititsmismnowmavaliablemandmshouldmbemadministere
dmatm6mmonths.
D.mVaccinationmtompreventmHaemophilusminfluenzaemtypemBmmeningititsmhasmdecreasedmthemfreq
uencymofmthismdiseaseminmchildren.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
, Amsixmweekmoldminfantmismbroughtmtomthempediatriciansmofficemformamwell-
babymvisit.mDuringmexaminationsmthemphyscianmdisplacesmthemfemoralmheadmandmreducesmitmbackm
intomplacembymmanipulationmofmthemthighsmandmhips.mThemnursemrecognizesmthatmthemphyscianmism
assessing:
A.mBarlowmandmortalanimtestsmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhip
B.mGowermtestmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhip
C.mPavlikmtestmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhip
D.mTrendelenburgmtestmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhipm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA
Am10myearmoldmismadmittedmwithmpossiblemappendicitis.mThemdoctor'smhistorymandmphysicalmindicat
esmamWBCmcountmofm17,000,mincreasedmsegmentedmneutrophils,mdecreasedmlymphocytes,mandm6
%mbands.mThempatientmcomplainsmofmabdominalmpain,mlocalizedmatmMcberney'smpoint.mWhichmstat
ementmmostmaccuratelymdescribesmthemdata?
A.mLabmworkmrevelsmamleftmshiftmandmpainmlocalizedminmthemrightmlowermquadrant
B.mLabmworkmrevealsmamrightmshiftmandmpainmlocalizedminmthemleftmuppermquadrant
C.mLabmworkmrevealsmnormalmfindingsmwithmpainmlocalizedminmthemepigastricmarea.
D.mLabmworkmrevealsmampossiblemviralminfectionmwithmpainmlocalizedminmthemleftmuppermquadrant.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA
Amnursemismcaringmformamboymwithmprobablemintusseception.mHemhadmdiarrheambeforemadmissionm
butmwhilemwaitingmformadministrationmofmairmpressuremtomreducemthemintusseceptionmhemproduce
dmamnormalmbrownmstool.mWhichmnursingmactionmismthemmostmappropriete.
A.mNotifympractitioner
B.mMeasuremabdomnialmgirth
C.mAuscultatemformbowelmsounds
D.mTakemvitalmsigns,mincludingmbloodmpressure.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA
EXIT ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
AmnewbornmhasmjustmbeenmdelieveredmviamC-
Sectionmwithmammyelomeningocelemwhichmwasmdetectedmpre-
natallymviamamniocentecic.mThemchildmismscheduledmtomhavemsurgerymwithinmthemfirstm48mhours.mW
hichmofmthemfollowingmnursingmactionsmismappropriate?
A.mPlacemchildminmsemi-fowlersmpositionmtomdecreasempressuremonmthemspinalmcord
B.mApplymheatmlampmtomfacilitatemdryingmandmtougheningmofmthemsac
C.mApplymsoftmrestraintsmtompreventmdisruptionmofmthemsac
D.mAssessmheadmcircumferencemandmfontenalsmformsignsmofmICP.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
Amchildmwithmautismmspectrummdisorderm(ASD)mismadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmpneuomonia.mT
hemnursemshouldmplanmwhichmpriorityminterventionmwhenmcaringmformthismchild?
A.mMaintainmamstructuredmroutinemandmkeepmstimulationmtomamminimim
B.mCommunicatematmchild;smlevelmandmmaintainmeyemcontact
C.mUsemtherapeuticmtouchmtomcalmmchildmwithmprocedures
D.mSwitchmfrommonemassessmentmactivitymtomanothermquickly?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA
Amchildmismadmittedmwithmacutemglomerularnephritis.mThemnursemwouldmexpectmthemUAmduringmth
ismacutemphasemtomshowmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A.mBacteruria,mhematuria
B.mHematuria,mproteinuria
C.mBacteruria,mincreasemspecificmgravity
D.mProteinuria,mdecreasedmspecificmgravitym-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
,Amchildmhasmbeenmadmittedmtomthempedatricmunitmwithmsuspectedmmeningitis.mThemCSFmaanalysism
revealsmthemfollowing:mApperance:mClear,mWBC:mwithinmnormalmlimits,mProtein:mwithinmnormalmli
mits,mGlucose:mwithinmnormalmlimits,mCulture:mnegative.mBasedmonmthemresults,mthemnursemsuspec
tsmthatmthemchildmhas:
A.mBacertialmMeningitis
B.mMeningococcalmmeningitis
C.mViralmmeningitis
D.mHydrocephalousm-mCORRECTmANSWERmC
Amtwomyearmoldmhasmhadmonemboutmofmnephrosism(nephroticmsyndrome)mHismmothermsuspectedma
mrecurrencemwhenmshemobservedmswellingmaroundmhismeyes.mThemnursemhelpsmtomconfirrmmthemco
nditionmbymrecognizingmwhatmadditionalmsympton?
A.mBloodmpresssurem140/90
B.mMarkedmproteinuria
C.mTeamcoloredmurine
D.mAmhistorymofmpositivemstrepminfectionsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmB
Themmothermofmam1mmonthmoldminfantmtellsmthemnursemshemworriesmthatmhermbabymwillmgetmmenin
gititsmlikemhermoldestmsonmdidmwhenmhemwasmanminfant.mThemnursemshouldmbasemhermresponsemonm
whichmstatement?
A.mMeningitismrarelymoccursmduringminfancy,mhowevermaftermthemfirstmyearmofmlife,mitmismmoremcom
mon.
B.mOftenmamgeneticmpredispositionmtommeningitismismfoundmandmfamilymmembersmaremmoremlikelym
tomgetmit.
C.mVaccinationmtompreventmallmtypesmofmmeningititsmismnowmavaliablemandmshouldmbemadministere
dmatm6mmonths.
D.mVaccinationmtompreventmHaemophilusminfluenzaemtypemBmmeningititsmhasmdecreasedmthemfreq
uencymofmthismdiseaseminmchildren.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD
, Amsixmweekmoldminfantmismbroughtmtomthempediatriciansmofficemformamwell-
babymvisit.mDuringmexaminationsmthemphyscianmdisplacesmthemfemoralmheadmandmreducesmitmbackm
intomplacembymmanipulationmofmthemthighsmandmhips.mThemnursemrecognizesmthatmthemphyscianmism
assessing:
A.mBarlowmandmortalanimtestsmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhip
B.mGowermtestmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhip
C.mPavlikmtestmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhip
D.mTrendelenburgmtestmformdevelopmentalmdysplasiamofmthemhipm-mCORRECTmANSWERmA
Am10myearmoldmismadmittedmwithmpossiblemappendicitis.mThemdoctor'smhistorymandmphysicalmindicat
esmamWBCmcountmofm17,000,mincreasedmsegmentedmneutrophils,mdecreasedmlymphocytes,mandm6
%mbands.mThempatientmcomplainsmofmabdominalmpain,mlocalizedmatmMcberney'smpoint.mWhichmstat
ementmmostmaccuratelymdescribesmthemdata?
A.mLabmworkmrevelsmamleftmshiftmandmpainmlocalizedminmthemrightmlowermquadrant
B.mLabmworkmrevealsmamrightmshiftmandmpainmlocalizedminmthemleftmuppermquadrant
C.mLabmworkmrevealsmnormalmfindingsmwithmpainmlocalizedminmthemepigastricmarea.
D.mLabmworkmrevealsmampossiblemviralminfectionmwithmpainmlocalizedminmthemleftmuppermquadrant.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA
Amnursemismcaringmformamboymwithmprobablemintusseception.mHemhadmdiarrheambeforemadmissionm
butmwhilemwaitingmformadministrationmofmairmpressuremtomreducemthemintusseceptionmhemproduce
dmamnormalmbrownmstool.mWhichmnursingmactionmismthemmostmappropriete.
A.mNotifympractitioner
B.mMeasuremabdomnialmgirth
C.mAuscultatemformbowelmsounds
D.mTakemvitalmsigns,mincludingmbloodmpressure.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA