HESI Pediatric Final Exam Questions and Answers

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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

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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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