HESI Pediatric Final Exam Questions and Answers
(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
1. 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?: Right foot is cool to the
touch and appears pale and blanched
2. 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 ANS : Set
of cloth and hand puppets
3. An infant with tetralogy of fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and
hyperp- neic. Which action should the nurse implement first ANS : Place
the infant in a knee-chest position
4. 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 ANS : Metabolic
Acidos- es
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, 5. A 7 year old is admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting, and a
na- sogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction is applied. Which
finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider
ANS : Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/Dl
6.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 ANS : Creamed corn
7.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 ANS : Object Permanence
8. 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 ANS : Palpate the
anterior fontanel for tension and bulging
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(2022/2023) (Verified Answers)
1. 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?: Right foot is cool to the
touch and appears pale and blanched
2. 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 ANS : Set
of cloth and hand puppets
3. An infant with tetralogy of fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and
hyperp- neic. Which action should the nurse implement first ANS : Place
the infant in a knee-chest position
4. 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 ANS : Metabolic
Acidos- es
1/6
, 5. A 7 year old is admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting, and a
na- sogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction is applied. Which
finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider
ANS : Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/Dl
6.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 ANS : Creamed corn
7.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 ANS : Object Permanence
8. 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 ANS : Palpate the
anterior fontanel for tension and bulging
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