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HESI PEDS 2025 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A - (Celiac disease causes an intolerance to the protein gluten
found in oats, rye, wheat, and barley. The child should avoid any
products containing these ingredients to avoid symptoms such as
diarrhea. A, is the selection which avoids all of these ingredients.)
.....ANSWER.....Which menu selection by a child with celiac
disease indicates to the nurse that the child understands
necessary dietary considerations?
A) Oven-baked potato chips and cola.
B) Peanut butter and banana sandwich.
C) Oatmeal-raisin cookies and milk.
D) Graham crackers and fruit juice.
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A - (The respiratory rate should be taken first, A, in infants, since
touching them or performing unpleasant procedures usually
makes them cry, elevating the heart rate and making respirations
difficult to count.) .....ANSWER.....To take the vital signs of a 4-
month-old child, which order provides the most accurate results?
A) Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature.
B) Heart rate, rectal temperature, then respiratory rate.
C) Rectal temperature, heart rate, then respiratory rate.
D) Rectal temperature, respiratory rate, then heart rate.
A - (Russell's skin traction is used for fractures of the femur in
young children and adolescents whose growth plates remain
open and is applied to the lower leg using moleskin and elastic
wrap bandages, which can compress the peroneal nerve and
arteries that supply the foot. Assessment of adequare circulation,
movement, and sensation of the toes and skin distal to the
application is made to identify compromised blood flow, so
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cyanosis, A, should be reported immediately.) .....ANSWER.....The
nurse is assessing the neurovascular status of a child in Russell's
traction. Which finding should the nurse report to the healthcare
provider?
A) Pale bluish coloration of the toes.
B) Skin is warm and dry to the touch.
C) Toes are wiggled upon command.
D) Capillary refill less than 3 seconds.
C - (A trial of HCG,human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone, C,
may aid in testicular descent, but does not replace surgical
repair for true undescended testes. Undescended testes,
cryptorchidism, may be found in the inguinal canal due to
exaggerated cremasteric reflex. A, is not indicated. Stimulation
of the cremasteric reflex causes the testes to ascend rather than
descend in the scrotum, B. D, may relax the cremasteric muscle,
but may not cause the testes to descend.) .....ANSWER.....Surgery
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is being delayed for an infant with undescended testes. In
collaboration with the healthcare provider and the family, which
prescription should the nurse anticipate?
A) A trial of adrenocorticotrophic hormone injections.
B) Frequent stimulation of the cremasteric reflex.
C) A trial of human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone.
D) Frequent warm baths to gently dilate the scrotal area.
A - (Signs and symptoms of diabetes or hyperglycemia, A, need
to be reported. Those receiving growth hormone should be
monitored to detect elevated blood sugars and glucose
intolerance.) .....ANSWER.....The nurse is teaching a 12-year-old
male adolescent and his family about taking injections of growth
hormone for idiopathic hypopituitarism. Which adverse
symptoms, commonly associated with growth hormone therapy,
should the nurse plan to describe to the child and his family?
HESI PEDS 2025 NEWEST EXAM COMPLETE 300
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT) /A+ GRADE ASSURED
A - (Celiac disease causes an intolerance to the protein gluten
found in oats, rye, wheat, and barley. The child should avoid any
products containing these ingredients to avoid symptoms such as
diarrhea. A, is the selection which avoids all of these ingredients.)
.....ANSWER.....Which menu selection by a child with celiac
disease indicates to the nurse that the child understands
necessary dietary considerations?
A) Oven-baked potato chips and cola.
B) Peanut butter and banana sandwich.
C) Oatmeal-raisin cookies and milk.
D) Graham crackers and fruit juice.
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A - (The respiratory rate should be taken first, A, in infants, since
touching them or performing unpleasant procedures usually
makes them cry, elevating the heart rate and making respirations
difficult to count.) .....ANSWER.....To take the vital signs of a 4-
month-old child, which order provides the most accurate results?
A) Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature.
B) Heart rate, rectal temperature, then respiratory rate.
C) Rectal temperature, heart rate, then respiratory rate.
D) Rectal temperature, respiratory rate, then heart rate.
A - (Russell's skin traction is used for fractures of the femur in
young children and adolescents whose growth plates remain
open and is applied to the lower leg using moleskin and elastic
wrap bandages, which can compress the peroneal nerve and
arteries that supply the foot. Assessment of adequare circulation,
movement, and sensation of the toes and skin distal to the
application is made to identify compromised blood flow, so
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cyanosis, A, should be reported immediately.) .....ANSWER.....The
nurse is assessing the neurovascular status of a child in Russell's
traction. Which finding should the nurse report to the healthcare
provider?
A) Pale bluish coloration of the toes.
B) Skin is warm and dry to the touch.
C) Toes are wiggled upon command.
D) Capillary refill less than 3 seconds.
C - (A trial of HCG,human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone, C,
may aid in testicular descent, but does not replace surgical
repair for true undescended testes. Undescended testes,
cryptorchidism, may be found in the inguinal canal due to
exaggerated cremasteric reflex. A, is not indicated. Stimulation
of the cremasteric reflex causes the testes to ascend rather than
descend in the scrotum, B. D, may relax the cremasteric muscle,
but may not cause the testes to descend.) .....ANSWER.....Surgery
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is being delayed for an infant with undescended testes. In
collaboration with the healthcare provider and the family, which
prescription should the nurse anticipate?
A) A trial of adrenocorticotrophic hormone injections.
B) Frequent stimulation of the cremasteric reflex.
C) A trial of human chorionic gonadotrophic hormone.
D) Frequent warm baths to gently dilate the scrotal area.
A - (Signs and symptoms of diabetes or hyperglycemia, A, need
to be reported. Those receiving growth hormone should be
monitored to detect elevated blood sugars and glucose
intolerance.) .....ANSWER.....The nurse is teaching a 12-year-old
male adolescent and his family about taking injections of growth
hormone for idiopathic hypopituitarism. Which adverse
symptoms, commonly associated with growth hormone therapy,
should the nurse plan to describe to the child and his family?
