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Pediatric HESI BS EXAM Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)
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Pediatric HESI Practice QuestionsPediatric HESI Practice
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, Pediatric HESI Practice Questions
1. The mother of a 4-year-old child asks the nurse what she can do to help
her other children cope with their sibling's repeated hospitalizations. Which
is the best response that the nurse should offer?
A. Inform the parent that the child is too young to visit the hospital.
B. Suggest that the child visit a grandmother until the sibling returns home.
C. Ask the mother if the child asks when the sibling will be discharged.
D. Encourage the mother to have the children visit the hospitalized sibling.:
D. Encourage the mother to have the children visit the hospitalized sibling.
2. When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair the
nurse knows that crying should be minimized because it A. Increases
salivation.
B. Increases the respiratory rate.
C. Stresses the suture line.
D. Leads to vomiting.: C. Stresses the suture line.
, Pediatric HESI Practice Questions
3. The nurse assigning care for a 5-year-old child with otitis media is
concerned about the child's increasing temperature over the past 24 hours.
Which statement is accurate and should be considered when planning care
for the remainder of the shift?
A. An RN should be assigned to take temperatures frequently.
B. Tympanic and oral temperatures are equally accurate.
C. The PN should take rectal temperatures on this child.
D. The pediatrician should decide how to assess the temperature.: B.
Tympanic and oral temperatures are equally accurate.
4. A 2-year-old child with gastro-esophageal reflux has developed a fear of
eating. What instruction should the nurse include in the parents' teaching
plan?
A. Invite other children home to share meals
B. Accept that he will eat when he is hungry.
C. Reward the child with a nap after eating.
, Pediatric HESI Practice Questions
D. Consistently follow a set mealtime routine.: D. Consistently follow a set
mealtime routine.
5. What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of
care for an infant with pyloric stenosis?
A. Monitor for signs of metabolic acidosis.
B. Estimate the quantity of diarrhea stools.
C. Place in a supine position after feeding.
D. Observe for projectile vomiting.: D. Observe for projectile vomiting.
6. The nurse is assessing a 2-year-old. What behavior indicates that the
child's language development is within normal limits?
A. Is able to name four colors.
B. Half of child's speech is understandable.
C. Can count five blocks.
D. Is capable of making a three word sentence.: B. Half of child's speech is
understandable.
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