HESI EXIT EXAM
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A 2 year-old child is
brought to the emer gency
department at 2:00 in the
afternoon.
The mother states: "My child
has not had a wet diaper all
day." The nur se finds the
child
is pale with a heart rate of
13 What assessment data
shoul d the nur se obtain
next?
A) Status of the e yes and
the tongue
B) Description of play
activity
C) His tory of fluid int ake
D) Diet ary patternsis A: Status of skin turgor A 2 year-old child is
brought to the heal th care
provider 's office with a chief
compl aint of mild diarrhea
for 2 days. Nutritional
counsel ing by the nur se
shoul d incl ude
which s tatement?
A) Place the child on clear
liquids and gelatin for 24
hours
B) Continue with the regular
diet and incl ude oral
rehydration fluids
C) Give bananas, apples,
rice and toast as tolerated
D) Place NPO for 24 hour s,
then r ehydrate with mil k
and wateris B: Continue with the regular diet and incl ude oral
rehydration
fluids
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A 3 year-old child
diagnosed as having celiac
disease attends a day care
center. Which
of the following would be
an appr opria te sna ck?
A) Cheese crackers
B) Peanut butt er sandwich
C) Potato chips
D) Vanilla cook iesis C: Potato chips
9 A 3 year-old child is
brought to the clinic by his
grandmother to be seen for
"scratching his bott om and
wetting the bed at night ."
Based on these compl aints,
the
nurse would initial ly assess
for which pr oblem?
A) Allergies
B) Scabies
C) Regression
D) Pinwormsis D: Pinworms
4
A 6 year-old child is seen
for the first time in the clinic.
Upon assessment , the nur se
finds that the child has
deformities of the joints,
limbs, and finger s, thinned
upper lip, and
small teeth with faulty
enamel. The mother states:
"My child seems to have
problems in
learning to count and
recognizing b asic colors."
Based on this data, the
nurse suspects
that the child is mos t likely
showing the e ffects of
which pr oblem?
A) Congenit al abnormal ities
B) Chronic toxoplasmosis
C) Fetal alcohol syndrome
D) Lead poisoningis C: Fetal alcohol syndrome
6 A 7 month pr egnant woman
is admitt ed with compl aints
of painless vaginal bleeding
over several hour s. The
nurse shoul d prepare the
client for an immedia te
A) Non s tress test
B) Abdominal ultrasound
C) Pelvic e xam
D) X-ray of abdomenis B: Abdominal ultrasound
11
An 8 y ear-old child is
hospit alized during the
edema phase of minimal
change
nephr otic s yndrome. The
nurse is assisting in
choosing the lunch menu .
Which menu is
the bes t choice?
A) Bol ogna sandwich ,
pudding , milk
B) Frankfurt er, baked
potato, milk
C) Chick en strips, corn on
the cob, milk
D) Grilled cheese sandwich ,
apple, mil kis C: Chick en strips, corn on the cob, milk
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