EVOLVE HESI PEDIATRICS EXAM SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED
⩥ Ferrous fumarate 30 mg is prescribed for an infant. The ferrous
fumarate solution contains 45 mg/0.6 mL. How much solution will the
nurse administer? Record your answer using one decimal place. Include
a leading zero if applicable. _____ mL Answer: 0.4
⩥ A school nurse is teaching a 12-year-old child with recently diagnosed
type 1 diabetes about the action of insulin injections. What statement
indicates that the child understands how insulin works in the body?
Answer: "Glucose is carried into cells, where it is used for energy."
⩥ A nurse is interviewing an adolescent who is to start a
chemotherapeutic drug regimen that includes vincristine. Which side
effect is it most important for the nurse to prepare the adolescent to
expect? Answer: Alopecia
⩥ A nurse is teaching a 10-year-old child with type 1 diabetes about
insulin requirements. When does the nurse explain that insulin needs
will decrease? Answer: When active exercise is performed
⩥ The alkylating chemotherapeutic agent cyclophosphamide is
prescribed for a school-aged child with cancer. What is the most
,important nursing assessment while the child is receiving this
medication? Answer: Daily intake and output
⩥ A school-aged child with leukemia is receiving vincristine as part of
the medical regimen. For what toxic response does the nurse assess the
child? Answer: Peripheral neuropathy
⩥ A 15-year-old high school student with hay fever has been taking a
prescribed first-generation antihistamine every 8 hours for the past 2
days. The adolescent tells the nurse, "This medicine is making me
sleepy. Can you change it to something else?" How should the nurse
respond? Answer: "The drowsiness usually decreases after several days."
⩥ Which condition may be the result of an adverse drug effect
associated with administration of chloramphenicol in infants? Answer:
Gray syndrome
⩥ A nurse is completing the discharge protocol for a 14-year-old
adolescent with osteomyelitis. The nurse teaches the parents how and
when to administer the intravenous antibiotic at home. The schedule for
administration is four times a day. At what times should the parents
administer the antibiotic? Answer: 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 12:00
AM
⩥ When considering the side effects of dactinomycin and doxorubicin
therapy, the nurse can suggest to the parents of a child receiving these
, medications that the child should take which precaution? Answer: Wear
a baseball cap
⩥ A nurse teaches the parents of a 4-year-old child who is to receive
digoxin elixir twice a day at home about the basic principles regarding
its administration. What statement indicates to the nurse that they need
further teaching? Answer: "We should give the digoxin twice a day, at
breakfast and dinner."
⩥ A nurse is caring for a 10-year-old child with cystic fibrosis who is
taking a pancreatic enzyme replacement. Which effect of the medication
will the nurse look for that may indicate the enzyme is inadequate?
Answer: Abdominal cramping
⩥ A preschooler is to have a peripheral intravenous catheter inserted.
How can the nurse make the experience minimally traumatic for the
child? Answer: By applying a topical analgesic before the procedure
⩥ After reviewing the immunization record of a 4-year-old child with
acute bronchitis and mild febrile illness, the nurse notices the need for a
consecutive vaccination of DTaP. What advice should the nurse give to
the child's mother? Answer: "The child needs to receive another Tdap
vaccine."
⩥ A peripherally inserted central venous catheter has just been inserted
into the arm of a 7-year-old child. A peripheral intravenous (IV) line is
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED
⩥ Ferrous fumarate 30 mg is prescribed for an infant. The ferrous
fumarate solution contains 45 mg/0.6 mL. How much solution will the
nurse administer? Record your answer using one decimal place. Include
a leading zero if applicable. _____ mL Answer: 0.4
⩥ A school nurse is teaching a 12-year-old child with recently diagnosed
type 1 diabetes about the action of insulin injections. What statement
indicates that the child understands how insulin works in the body?
Answer: "Glucose is carried into cells, where it is used for energy."
⩥ A nurse is interviewing an adolescent who is to start a
chemotherapeutic drug regimen that includes vincristine. Which side
effect is it most important for the nurse to prepare the adolescent to
expect? Answer: Alopecia
⩥ A nurse is teaching a 10-year-old child with type 1 diabetes about
insulin requirements. When does the nurse explain that insulin needs
will decrease? Answer: When active exercise is performed
⩥ The alkylating chemotherapeutic agent cyclophosphamide is
prescribed for a school-aged child with cancer. What is the most
,important nursing assessment while the child is receiving this
medication? Answer: Daily intake and output
⩥ A school-aged child with leukemia is receiving vincristine as part of
the medical regimen. For what toxic response does the nurse assess the
child? Answer: Peripheral neuropathy
⩥ A 15-year-old high school student with hay fever has been taking a
prescribed first-generation antihistamine every 8 hours for the past 2
days. The adolescent tells the nurse, "This medicine is making me
sleepy. Can you change it to something else?" How should the nurse
respond? Answer: "The drowsiness usually decreases after several days."
⩥ Which condition may be the result of an adverse drug effect
associated with administration of chloramphenicol in infants? Answer:
Gray syndrome
⩥ A nurse is completing the discharge protocol for a 14-year-old
adolescent with osteomyelitis. The nurse teaches the parents how and
when to administer the intravenous antibiotic at home. The schedule for
administration is four times a day. At what times should the parents
administer the antibiotic? Answer: 6:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 12:00
AM
⩥ When considering the side effects of dactinomycin and doxorubicin
therapy, the nurse can suggest to the parents of a child receiving these
, medications that the child should take which precaution? Answer: Wear
a baseball cap
⩥ A nurse teaches the parents of a 4-year-old child who is to receive
digoxin elixir twice a day at home about the basic principles regarding
its administration. What statement indicates to the nurse that they need
further teaching? Answer: "We should give the digoxin twice a day, at
breakfast and dinner."
⩥ A nurse is caring for a 10-year-old child with cystic fibrosis who is
taking a pancreatic enzyme replacement. Which effect of the medication
will the nurse look for that may indicate the enzyme is inadequate?
Answer: Abdominal cramping
⩥ A preschooler is to have a peripheral intravenous catheter inserted.
How can the nurse make the experience minimally traumatic for the
child? Answer: By applying a topical analgesic before the procedure
⩥ After reviewing the immunization record of a 4-year-old child with
acute bronchitis and mild febrile illness, the nurse notices the need for a
consecutive vaccination of DTaP. What advice should the nurse give to
the child's mother? Answer: "The child needs to receive another Tdap
vaccine."
⩥ A peripherally inserted central venous catheter has just been inserted
into the arm of a 7-year-old child. A peripheral intravenous (IV) line is
