HESI PEDIATRICS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND APPROVED NEW MODIFIED 2026 LATEST
1. The nurse is evaluating diet teaching for a client who has nontropical
sprue (celiac disease). Choosing which food indicates that the teaching
has been effective?
A. Creamed corn.
B. Pancakes.
C. Rye crackers.
D. Cooked oatmeal.
--ANSWER—A
2. During a well-baby check, the nurse hides a block under the baby’s
blanket, and the baby looks for the block. Which normal growth and
development milestone is the baby developing?
A. Separation anxiety.
B. Associative play.
C. Object prehension.
D. Object permanence.
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,--ANSWER—D
3. The nurse is measuring the frontal occipital circumference (FOC) of a 3-
months old infant, and notes that the FOC has increased 5 inches since birth and
the child’s head appears large in relation to body size. Which action is most
important for the nurse to take next?
A. Measure the infant’s head-to-toe length.
B. Palpate the anterior fontanel for tension and bulging.
C. Observe the infant for sunken eyes.
D. Plot the measurement on the infant’s growth chart.
--ANSWER—B
4. The nurse is preparing a 10 year old with a lacerated forehead for
suturing. Both parents and 12 year old sibling are at the child’s bedside. Which
instruction best supports family?
A. While waiting for the healthcare provider, only one visitor may stay with
the child.
B. All of you should leave while the healthcare provider sutures the child’s
forehead.
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, C. It is best if the sibling goes to the waiting room until the suturing is
completed.
D. Please decide who will stay when the healthcare provider begins suturing.
--ANSWER—D
5. The nurse is planning for a 5-month old with gastroesophageal reflux
disease whose weight has decreased by 3 ounces since the last clinic visit one
month ago. To increase caloric intake and decrease vomiting, what instructions
should the nurse provide this mother?
A. Give small amounts of baby food with each feeding.
B. Thicken formula with cereal for each feeding.
C. Dilute the childs formula with equal parts of water.
D. Offer 10 % dextrose in water between most feedings.
--ANSWER—B
6. The nurse is caring for a 3-year old child who is 2 hours postop from a
cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is
an indication of arterial obstruction?
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WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TESTED
AND APPROVED NEW MODIFIED 2026 LATEST
1. The nurse is evaluating diet teaching for a client who has nontropical
sprue (celiac disease). Choosing which food indicates that the teaching
has been effective?
A. Creamed corn.
B. Pancakes.
C. Rye crackers.
D. Cooked oatmeal.
--ANSWER—A
2. During a well-baby check, the nurse hides a block under the baby’s
blanket, and the baby looks for the block. Which normal growth and
development milestone is the baby developing?
A. Separation anxiety.
B. Associative play.
C. Object prehension.
D. Object permanence.
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,--ANSWER—D
3. The nurse is measuring the frontal occipital circumference (FOC) of a 3-
months old infant, and notes that the FOC has increased 5 inches since birth and
the child’s head appears large in relation to body size. Which action is most
important for the nurse to take next?
A. Measure the infant’s head-to-toe length.
B. Palpate the anterior fontanel for tension and bulging.
C. Observe the infant for sunken eyes.
D. Plot the measurement on the infant’s growth chart.
--ANSWER—B
4. The nurse is preparing a 10 year old with a lacerated forehead for
suturing. Both parents and 12 year old sibling are at the child’s bedside. Which
instruction best supports family?
A. While waiting for the healthcare provider, only one visitor may stay with
the child.
B. All of you should leave while the healthcare provider sutures the child’s
forehead.
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, C. It is best if the sibling goes to the waiting room until the suturing is
completed.
D. Please decide who will stay when the healthcare provider begins suturing.
--ANSWER—D
5. The nurse is planning for a 5-month old with gastroesophageal reflux
disease whose weight has decreased by 3 ounces since the last clinic visit one
month ago. To increase caloric intake and decrease vomiting, what instructions
should the nurse provide this mother?
A. Give small amounts of baby food with each feeding.
B. Thicken formula with cereal for each feeding.
C. Dilute the childs formula with equal parts of water.
D. Offer 10 % dextrose in water between most feedings.
--ANSWER—B
6. The nurse is caring for a 3-year old child who is 2 hours postop from a
cardiac catheterization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is
an indication of arterial obstruction?
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