HESI PEDS FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023

HESI PEDS FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 The nurse is caring for a 3 year old child who is 2 hours postop from a cardiac catheritization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction? - CORRECT ANSWER-Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched Following a motor vehicle collision, a 3 year old girl has a spica cast applied. Which toy is best for the nurse for this 3 year old child? - CORRECT ANSWER-Set of cloth and hand puppets An infant with tetralogy of fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and hyperpneic. Which action should the nurse implement first? - CORRECT ANSWER-Place the infant in a kneechest position A child admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis is demonstrating Kussmaul respirations. The nurse determines that the increased respiratory rate is a compensatory mechanism for which acid base alteration? - CORRECT ANSWER-Metabolic Acidoses A 7 year old is admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting, and a nasogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction is applied. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider? - CORRECT ANSWER-Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL The nurse is evaluating diet teaching for a client who has nontropical sprue (celiac disease). Choosing which food indicates that the teaching has been effective? - CORRECT ANSWER-Creamed corn During a well-baby check, the nurse hides a block under the baby's blanket, and the baby looks for the block. Which normal growth and development milestone is the baby developing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Object Permanence The nurse is measuring he frontal occipital circumference (FOC) of a 3 month old infant, and notes that the FOC has increased 5 inches since birth and the child's head appears large in relation to body size. Which action is most important for the nurse to take next? - CORRECT ANSWER-Palpate the anterior fontanel for tension and bulging The nurse is preparing a 10 year old with a lacerated forehead for suturing. Both parents and 12 years old sibling are at the child's bedside. Which instruction best supports family? - CORRECT ANSWER-Please decide who will stay when the healthcare provider begins suturing