HESI PEDS-RESOURSES OF DETAIL SOLUTIONS AND COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
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1. The nurse is planning care for a 5-month-old with gastroesophageal reflux disease whose
weight has decreased by 3 ounces since the last clinical visit one month ago. To increase
caloric intake and decrease vomiting, what instruction should the nurse provide this mother?
A. Dilute the child’s formula with equal parts of water.
B. Offer 10% dextrose in water between most feedings.
C. Give small amounts of baby food with each
feeding. D. Thicken formula with cereal for
each feeding.
2. A 4-year-old boy was recently diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Which characteristic of the disease is most important for the nurse to focus on during
the initial teaching?
A. Muscular strength can be regained with physical exercise and therapy.
B. Growth and development have been abnormal since birth.
C. Respiratory dysfunction and aspiration are prime concerns at this stage of the
disease. D. Lower legs become progressively weaker, causing a waddling, unsteady
gait.
3. In caring for a client with acute epiglottitis, which nursing action takes priority?
A. Obtain a stat CBC.
B. Prepare for endotracheal
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intubation. C. Auscultate breath
sounds.
D. Apply ice packs to the neck
4. Which client requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
A. A toddler with chicken pox who is scratching.
B. An adolescent with a migraine and photophobia.
C. A child with cystic fibrosis who is constipated.
D. A child with acute renal failure and hyperkalemia.
5. The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of an 11-month-old infant with
congestive heart failure who is scheduled for repair of restenosis of coarctation of the
aorta that was repaired 4 days after birth. Findings include blood pressure higher in the
arms than lower extremities, pounding brachial pulses, and slightly palpable femoral
pulses. What pathophysiologic mechanisms supports these findings?
A. The aortic semilunar valve obstructs blood flow into the symmetric circulation.
B. An opening in the atrial septum causes a murmur due to a turbulent left to right shunt.
C. The lumen of the aorta reduces the volume of blood flow to the lower extremities.
D. The pulmonic valve prevents adequate blood volume into the pulmonary circulation.
6. A toddler with hemophilia is being discharged from the hospital. Which teaching
should the nurse include in the discharge instructions to the mother?
A. Apply padding on the sharp corners of the furniture.
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1. The nurse is planning care for a 5-month-old with gastroesophageal reflux disease whose
weight has decreased by 3 ounces since the last clinical visit one month ago. To increase
caloric intake and decrease vomiting, what instruction should the nurse provide this mother?
A. Dilute the child’s formula with equal parts of water.
B. Offer 10% dextrose in water between most feedings.
C. Give small amounts of baby food with each
feeding. D. Thicken formula with cereal for
each feeding.
2. A 4-year-old boy was recently diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Which characteristic of the disease is most important for the nurse to focus on during
the initial teaching?
A. Muscular strength can be regained with physical exercise and therapy.
B. Growth and development have been abnormal since birth.
C. Respiratory dysfunction and aspiration are prime concerns at this stage of the
disease. D. Lower legs become progressively weaker, causing a waddling, unsteady
gait.
3. In caring for a client with acute epiglottitis, which nursing action takes priority?
A. Obtain a stat CBC.
B. Prepare for endotracheal
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intubation. C. Auscultate breath
sounds.
D. Apply ice packs to the neck
4. Which client requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
A. A toddler with chicken pox who is scratching.
B. An adolescent with a migraine and photophobia.
C. A child with cystic fibrosis who is constipated.
D. A child with acute renal failure and hyperkalemia.
5. The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of an 11-month-old infant with
congestive heart failure who is scheduled for repair of restenosis of coarctation of the
aorta that was repaired 4 days after birth. Findings include blood pressure higher in the
arms than lower extremities, pounding brachial pulses, and slightly palpable femoral
pulses. What pathophysiologic mechanisms supports these findings?
A. The aortic semilunar valve obstructs blood flow into the symmetric circulation.
B. An opening in the atrial septum causes a murmur due to a turbulent left to right shunt.
C. The lumen of the aorta reduces the volume of blood flow to the lower extremities.
D. The pulmonic valve prevents adequate blood volume into the pulmonary circulation.
6. A toddler with hemophilia is being discharged from the hospital. Which teaching
should the nurse include in the discharge instructions to the mother?
A. Apply padding on the sharp corners of the furniture.
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