2026 Pediatric HESI Study and HESI Hints Questions and Answers, Complete Complete And Study material 22pages LEARNEXAMS

1. What is a common outcome of a breastfed newborn?: Answer: regain birth weight by 14th day of life. Mother's milk normally does not come in until around the 4th day of life. newborns typically void w/in the 1st 24 hours of life can loose up to 10% of their initial weight in the first 3-4 days of life. 2. Posture of a healthy newborn child: Answer: initially has a flex posture b/c it has been curled inside the uterus 3. posture of newborn with downs: Answer: hypotonic (floppy, limp) 4. What does the newborn screening test for?: Answer: phenylketonuria and hypothyroidism --> this is screened for in ALL states. The newborn screening test screens for many congenital disorders but the individual states determine what is screened for during this test