Pediatric HESI
Terms in this set (162)
When does birth length By 4 years
double?
When does the child sit 8 months
unsupported?
When does a child achieve 2 years
50% of adult height?
When does a child throw a 18 months
ball overhand?
When does a child speak 2- 2 Yeears
3 word sentences?
Infants: After 6 months, their cognitive development
allows them to remember pain.
Age groups concepts of Toddlers: Fear intrusive procedures.
bodily injury Preschoolers: Fear body mutilation.
School age: Fear loss of control of their body.
Adolescent: Major concern is change in body image.
Irritability, fever (<102 degrees F), redness and soreness
at injection site for 2-3days are normal side effects of
Following immunization, DPT and IPV administration.Call healthcare provider if
what teaching should the seizures, high fever, or high -pitched crying occur.A
nurse provide to the warm washcloth on the thigh injection site and
parents? "bicycling" the legs w/each diaper change will decrease
soreness.Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is administered orally
every 4-6 hours (10-15 mg/Kg)
Newborn: 14 to 24 g/dl
Hgb norms Infant: 10 to 15 g/dl
Child: 11 to 16 g/dl
, Both parents must be heterozygous, or carriers of the
recessive trait, for the disease to be expressed in their
Autosomal recessive offspring. With each pregnancy, there is a 1:4 chance of
the infant having the disease. However, all children of
such parents CAN get the disease - NOT 25% of them.
A child with leukemia is Answer B
being discharged after fresh fruits and vegetables harbor microorganisms,
beginning chemotherapy. which can cause infections in immune-compromised
Which of the following child. Fruits and vegetables should either be peeled or
instructions will the nurse cooked. The physician should be notified of a
include when teaching the temperature above 100F, a diet low in protein is not
parents of this child? indicated, and humidifiers harbor fungi in the water
a)provide a diet low in containers.
protein and high
carbohydrates
b) avoid fresh vegetables
that are not cooked or
peeled
c) notify the doctor if the
child's temperature exceeds
101 F (39C)
d) increase the use of
humidifiers throughout the
house
, A client with hemophilia has Answer D
a very swollen knee after rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE)are the
falling from bicycleriding. immediate treatments to reduce the swelling and
Which of the following is bleeding into the joint. These are the priority actions for
the first nursing action? bleeding into the joint of a client with hemophilia
a)initiate an IV site to begin
administration of
cryoprecipitate
b) type and cross-match for
possible transfusion
c) monitor the client's vital
signs for the first 5 minutes
d) apply ice pack and
compression dressings to
the knee
A client and her husband Answer C
are positive for the sickle In autosomal recessive traits, both parents are carriers.
cell trait. The client asks the There is a 25% chance with each pregnancy that a child
nurse about chances of her will have the disease.
children having sickle cell
disease. Which of the
following is appropriate
response by the nurse?
a)one of her children will
have sickle cell disease
b) only the male children
will be affected
c) each pregnancy carries a
25% chance of the child
being affected
d) if she had four children,
one of them would have the
disease
Terms in this set (162)
When does birth length By 4 years
double?
When does the child sit 8 months
unsupported?
When does a child achieve 2 years
50% of adult height?
When does a child throw a 18 months
ball overhand?
When does a child speak 2- 2 Yeears
3 word sentences?
Infants: After 6 months, their cognitive development
allows them to remember pain.
Age groups concepts of Toddlers: Fear intrusive procedures.
bodily injury Preschoolers: Fear body mutilation.
School age: Fear loss of control of their body.
Adolescent: Major concern is change in body image.
Irritability, fever (<102 degrees F), redness and soreness
at injection site for 2-3days are normal side effects of
Following immunization, DPT and IPV administration.Call healthcare provider if
what teaching should the seizures, high fever, or high -pitched crying occur.A
nurse provide to the warm washcloth on the thigh injection site and
parents? "bicycling" the legs w/each diaper change will decrease
soreness.Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is administered orally
every 4-6 hours (10-15 mg/Kg)
Newborn: 14 to 24 g/dl
Hgb norms Infant: 10 to 15 g/dl
Child: 11 to 16 g/dl
, Both parents must be heterozygous, or carriers of the
recessive trait, for the disease to be expressed in their
Autosomal recessive offspring. With each pregnancy, there is a 1:4 chance of
the infant having the disease. However, all children of
such parents CAN get the disease - NOT 25% of them.
A child with leukemia is Answer B
being discharged after fresh fruits and vegetables harbor microorganisms,
beginning chemotherapy. which can cause infections in immune-compromised
Which of the following child. Fruits and vegetables should either be peeled or
instructions will the nurse cooked. The physician should be notified of a
include when teaching the temperature above 100F, a diet low in protein is not
parents of this child? indicated, and humidifiers harbor fungi in the water
a)provide a diet low in containers.
protein and high
carbohydrates
b) avoid fresh vegetables
that are not cooked or
peeled
c) notify the doctor if the
child's temperature exceeds
101 F (39C)
d) increase the use of
humidifiers throughout the
house
, A client with hemophilia has Answer D
a very swollen knee after rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE)are the
falling from bicycleriding. immediate treatments to reduce the swelling and
Which of the following is bleeding into the joint. These are the priority actions for
the first nursing action? bleeding into the joint of a client with hemophilia
a)initiate an IV site to begin
administration of
cryoprecipitate
b) type and cross-match for
possible transfusion
c) monitor the client's vital
signs for the first 5 minutes
d) apply ice pack and
compression dressings to
the knee
A client and her husband Answer C
are positive for the sickle In autosomal recessive traits, both parents are carriers.
cell trait. The client asks the There is a 25% chance with each pregnancy that a child
nurse about chances of her will have the disease.
children having sickle cell
disease. Which of the
following is appropriate
response by the nurse?
a)one of her children will
have sickle cell disease
b) only the male children
will be affected
c) each pregnancy carries a
25% chance of the child
being affected
d) if she had four children,
one of them would have the
disease
