PEDIATRICS - Hesi Practice Exam/ Q&A/ Already Graded A+.
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When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal retractions during - Answer: A. inspiration
When planning the care for a child who has had a cleft lip repair, the nurse knows that crying should be mi...
PEDIATRICS - Hesi Practice Exam/ Q&A/
Already Graded A+.
When assessing a child with asthma, the nurse should expect intercostal
retractions during - Answer: 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 - Answer: 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? - Answer: A. choking,
coughing, and cyanosis
Which behavior would the nurse expect a two-year-old child to exhibit? - Answer:
C. display possessiveness of toys
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,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 check the label of all OTC drugs for the presence of aspirin, which instruction
should the nurse include when replying to this mother's question? - Answer: B. do
not give if the child has chickenpox, the flu, or any other viral illness.
The nurse observes a 4-year old boy in a daycare setting. Which behavior should
the nurse consider normal for this client? - Answer: C. demonstrates
aggressiveness by boasting when telling a story
A burned child is brought to the emergency room. In estimating the percentage of
the body burned, the nurse uses a modified "Rule of Nines." Which part of a
child's body is calculated as a larger percentage of total body surface than an
adult? - Answer: A. head and neck
The nurse receives a lab report stating a child with asthma has a theophylline level
of 15 mcg/dl. What action will the nurse take? - Answer: A. pass the information
on in the report
A 12-month old boy is admitted with a respiratory infection and possible
pneumonia. He is placed in a mist tent with oxygen. Which nursing intervention
has the greatest priority for this infant? - Answer: C. have a bulb syringe readily
available to remove secretions
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, All of the following interventions can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of
nursing and medical interventions used to treat diarrhea. Which intervention is
least useful in the nurse's evaluation of a 20-month-old child. - Answer: B.
assessing fontanels
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? - Answer: 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? - Answer: 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? - Answer: 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? - Answer:
C. elbow restraints
What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for
an infant with pyloric stenosis? - Answer: D. observe for projectile vomiting.
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