A 9-year-old admitted to the unit with severe abdominal pain and fever is diagnosed with appendicitis and is placed on the surgery schedule for an appendectomy. The child reports to the nurse of experiencing sudden relief in abdominal pain. Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is assessing the growth and development of a 3-year-old child. Which speech and language skills should the nurse identify as normal developmental milestones for this child?

A 9-year-old admitted to the unit with severe abdominal pain and fever is diagnosed with appendicitis and is placed on the surgery schedule for an appendectomy. The child reports to the nurse of experiencing sudden relief in abdominal pain. Which action should the nurse take first?

When providing care for a child who is in balanced suspension skeletal traction using a Thomas splint and Pearson attachment to the right femur, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

This is a 3-year-old with a history of ventricular septal defect. He was born vaginally at 35 weeks and was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 3 weeks due to poor feeding. He lives with his parents and an older sibling, who has no medical conditions. The client is here for a follow-up visit.

Based on the child's diagnosis of a ventricular septal defect, the most likely missing information to complete the statement is:

Choose the most likely options for the Information missing from the statement by selecting from the lists of options provided.

Based on the child's diagnosis, he has mixed blood flow due to a left-to-right shunt

A 3-year-old boy in a daycare facility scratches his head frequently, and the nurse confirms the presence of head lice. The nurse washes the child's hair with permethrin shampoo and calls his parents. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the parents about treatment for head lice?

The nurse is providing treatment education to the caregiver of a school-age child recently diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which statement(s) made by the caregiver demonstrates an understanding of the education? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing education to parents about preventing otitis media recurrence in their infant. Which instruction should the nurse include?

A male adolescent arrives at the clinic and reports intense pain in the testicular area that occurred during football practice at high school. The nurse observes the scrotum and identifies significant erythema and swelling. Which action should the nurse take?

During a well baby clinic visit, the mother of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse if she can have a prescription for liquid multivitamin with fluoride. Though the infant is still breast feeding, the mother provides the child with supplemental formula feedings. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The client is a 12-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He had a surgical repair of a perforated small intestine 4 days ago. The client is 112.4 Ib. (51 kg). He has a nasogastric tube, a left femoral central line for fluids, and a right hand peripheral intravenous line.

Review H and P, laboratory results, flow sheet, and orders.

The nurse receives the report from the lab and documents the intake and output for 1600.

Based on the client's information at 1600, what symptoms should the nurse look for? Select all that apply.