A child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease. The parents are unsure how their child contracted the disease. Which explanation by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A newborn is diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease. Which clinical manifestations found on assessment support this newborn’s diagnosis?

An infant has been admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with congenital gastroschisis. Which intervention should the nurse perform first upon admission to the unit?

Which foods would the nurse recommend to the mother of a 2-year-old with anemia?

Following a motor vehicle accident, a client with chest trauma receives a chest tube to relieve a hemothorax. Two hours following the chest tube insertion, the nurse observes the water level in the water-seal chamber is rising during inspiration and falling during expiration. Which action should the nurse implement?

When obtaining a history from the father of a 9-year-old boy with rheumatic fever, the nurse recognizes that the most significant information related to the diagnosis is:

Which of the following is of primary importance for a child who is admitted to the PICU for DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis)?

The nurse is preparing an older client for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast. Which laboratory value should the nurse report to the healthcare provider before the scan is performed?

A newborn is suspected of having cystic fibrosis. As the child is being prepared for transfer to a pediatric hospital, the mother asks the nurse which symptoms made the practitioner suspect cystic fibrosis. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A client presents with the onset of a severe headache, fever, nuchal rigidity, and a petechial rash on arms and legs. The nurse recognizes the client is exhibiting symptoms of which condition?

The nurse understands that the type of precautions needed for children receiving chemotherapy is based on which side effect of chemotherapeutic medications?