A 4-month-old girl is brought to the clinic by her mother because she has had a cold for 2 to 3 days and woke up this morning with a barking cough and difficulty breathing. Which additional assessment finding should alert the nurse that the child is in acute respiratory distress?

Which toy is best for a 10-year-old child with acute rheumatic fever who is on strict bedrest?

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 three-year old child with neuroblastoma begins experiencing epistaxis episodes and bruising to the extremities over the past month. Which finding in the medical record should the nurse expect?

Which nursing problem has the highest priority when providing preoperative care for an infant born with bladder exstrophy?

The nurse is providing education to a new parent on the potential causes of developmental dysplasia of the hip and recommendations to decrease the incidence in infants. Which statement made by the parent should the nurse recognize as understanding the education?

The nurse is caring for a school-age child presenting to the emergency department with frequent productive coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Significant inspiratory and expiratory wheezing is auscultated bilaterally. Which finding should the nurse expect after administering a prescribed dose of albuterol?

The school nurse is planning a class for a group of adolescents about achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Which intervention should the nurse recommend as the best way to lose weight and build lean body mass when eating a healthy diet?

A healthy 2-day-old newborn received the first dose of hepatitis B prior to being discharge home with the parents. The nurse should instruct the parents to return to the clinic for the infant's next dose of hepatitis B in how many months?

The nurse is planning care for a 4-year-old girl who is diagnosed as having a developmental disability. What should be the primary focus of treatment for this child?

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