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The nurse is giving preoperative instructions to a 14-
year old female client who is scheduled for surgery to
correct a spinal curvature. Which statement by the client
best demonstrates that learning has taken place? - D. I
understand that I will be in a body cast and I will show
you how you taught me to turn.
To take the vital signs of a 4-month old child, which
order will give the most accurate results? - A.
Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature
During routine screening at a school clinic, an
otoscope examination of a child's ear reveals a
tympanic membrane that is pearly gray, slightly
bulging, and not movable. What action should the
nurse take next? - B. Ask the child if he/she has had a
cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately.
Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft
palate repair? - C. elbow restraints
What preoperative nursing intervention should be
included in the plan of care for an infant with pyloric
stenosis? - D. observe for projectile vomiting.
A six-month-old returns from surgery with elbow
restraints in place. What nursing care should be included
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when caring for any restrained child? - B. remove
restraints one at a time and provide range of motion
exercises
A 2-year old child with Down syndrome is brought to
the clinic for his regular physical examination. The
nurse knows which problem is frequently associated
with Down syndrome? - A. congenital heart disease
When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should
expect intercostal retractions during - A. inspiration
When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft
lip repair, the nurse knows that crying should be
minimized because it - D. stresses the suture line
A full-term infant is admitted to the newborn nursery.
After careful assessment, the nurse suspects that the
infant may have an esophageal atresia. Which symptoms
is this newborn likely to have exhibited? - A. choking,
coughing, and cyanosis
Which behavior would the nurse expect a two-year-old
child to exhibit? - C. display possessiveness of toys
the mother of a preschool-aged client asks the nurse if it
is all right to administer Pepto Bismal to her son when
he 'has a tummy ache." After reminding the mother to
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PEDIATRICS - HESI PRACTICE EXAM
The nurse is giving preoperative instructions to a 14-
year old female client who is scheduled for surgery to
correct a spinal curvature. Which statement by the client
best demonstrates that learning has taken place? - D. I
understand that I will be in a body cast and I will show
you how you taught me to turn.
To take the vital signs of a 4-month old child, which
order will give the most accurate results? - A.
Respiratory rate, heart rate, then rectal temperature
During routine screening at a school clinic, an
otoscope examination of a child's ear reveals a
tympanic membrane that is pearly gray, slightly
bulging, and not movable. What action should the
nurse take next? - B. Ask the child if he/she has had a
cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately.
Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft
palate repair? - C. elbow restraints
What preoperative nursing intervention should be
included in the plan of care for an infant with pyloric
stenosis? - D. observe for projectile vomiting.
A six-month-old returns from surgery with elbow
restraints in place. What nursing care should be included
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when caring for any restrained child? - B. remove
restraints one at a time and provide range of motion
exercises
A 2-year old child with Down syndrome is brought to
the clinic for his regular physical examination. The
nurse knows which problem is frequently associated
with Down syndrome? - A. congenital heart disease
When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should
expect intercostal retractions during - A. inspiration
When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft
lip repair, the nurse knows that crying should be
minimized because it - D. stresses the suture line
A full-term infant is admitted to the newborn nursery.
After careful assessment, the nurse suspects that the
infant may have an esophageal atresia. Which symptoms
is this newborn likely to have exhibited? - A. choking,
coughing, and cyanosis
Which behavior would the nurse expect a two-year-old
child to exhibit? - C. display possessiveness of toys
the mother of a preschool-aged client asks the nurse if it
is all right to administer Pepto Bismal to her son when
he 'has a tummy ache." After reminding the mother to
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