A 15-year-old girl asks the clinic nurse for information about oral contraceptives because she is planning to have sexual relations with her 17- year-old boyfriend but does not want her parents to know. Which action should the nurse take?

A paediatric home care nurse schedules a visit to the home of a 4-week-old newborn who had a low thyroxine (T4) and a high thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) at birth, and was diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism or cretinism. Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide the parents of this child?

A 3-year-old child was brought into the emergency room this morning with a sudden onset of "fast and noisy breathing". According to his parents, he had sneezing and a runny nose last week but seemed to have recovered. The child lives with 2 older, school-age siblings, his parents, and 3 dogs. He was born at 37 weeks' gestation. The parents deny smoking, but his grandmother cares for him in the afternoons and smokes outside when she is at the house.

He has no significant medical history. He has received all vaccines except for those due at 3 years. Upon exam, the child is found to have inspiratory stridor and retractions. Will admit to the pediatric floor for treatment

The nurse collects items to replace the peripheral Intravenous line.

Which 2 items must the nurse make sure is available before attempting to place the intravenous line?

A patient's flow chart is as below.

0800

• Patient's vitals: temperature-98.2 degrees Fahrenheit, respiratory rate-47 cycles/min, SpO2-89%.
• Admit to the paediatric floor
• Monitor heart rate and oxygen saturation continuously
• Give oxygen starting at 5 L via face mask, titrate to maintain oxygen saturation at 94%

0845

The nurse is reviewing the assessment.

Based on the child's condition and vital signs following the peripheral intravenous line placement, what medications should the nurse expect the physician to order? Select all that apply.

A male child is being prepared for a computed tomography (CT) scan when he begins to have a tonic clonic seizure. His mother is hysterical and is trying to hold the child down. Which action(s) should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A toddler is hospitalized with Kawasaki's disease. Pharmacological management includes aspirin therapy. What is the primary benefit of the aspirin?

The healthcare provider prescribes amoxicillin-clavulanic acid suspension 300 mg by mouth (PO) three times daily (TID) for a child with a lower respiratory infection. The bottle is labelled, 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer in a single dose? (Enter numeric value only.)

A child weighing 44 pounds has wrist pain after falling from a skateboard. The healthcare provider prescribes pediatric ibuprofen. After consulting the drug reference material, the nurse knows that the recommended dose range is 5 to 10 mg/kg every 6 to 8 hours for a maximum of 40 mg/kg/day. What is the maximum daily dose for this child? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

When screening a 5-year-old for strabismus, which action should the nurse take?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is checking the bowel sounds of a client who has epilepsy. The client begins to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should follow. (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected order of performance. Use all the steps.)

Find information about a client below.

The nurse collects items to replace the peripheral intravenous line.

Which 2 items must the nurse make sure is available before attempting to place the intravenous line?