A mother brings her male preschooler to the clinic because he has had diarrhea, vomiting, and high fevers for the past three days.

The child begins to cry and cling to his mother when the nurse enters the examination room.

Which action should the nurse implement to get the child to cooperate?

A preschool-aged child who is experiencing respiratory distress is brought to the emergency department by the parents.The child is anxious, has a temperature of 102.8°F (39.3°C), and is drooling from the mouth while leaning forward when sitting.
Which action should the nurse implement next?

A multiparous client with active herpes lesions is admitted to the unit with spontaneous rupture of membranes.

A client at 28-weeks gestation whose hemoglobin level is 10.7 g/dL (107 g/L) and hematocrit is 32% (0.32 volume fraction) tells the nurse that she eats plenty of green vegetables.
When the client asks the nurse how the low value might affect her pregnancy, which information should the nurse provide?

An adolescent with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is admitted to the hospital after 14 days of taking levofloxacin 500 mg PO daily and metronidazole 500 mg IV piggyback (IVPB) twice daily (BID). She asks the nurse, "Why do I have to be in the hospital? Why can't I get my treatment at home?" Which purpose should the nurse provide that supports an effective outcome?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the caregiver of an infant with recurrent otitis media.
Which statement made by the caregiver should the nurse recognize as needing additional education about minimizing subsequent infections?

A father watching the admission of his newborn to the nursery notices that eye ointment is placed in the infant's eyes.  He asks the nurse what is the purpose of the ointment.  Which response by the nurse will best explain the purpose for administering the ointment? 

A parent rushes their 3-year-old child to the emergency department with an asthma exacerbation.
Which additional finding should alert the nurse that the child is in acute respiratory distress?

The nurse is caring for an infant admitted with dehydration, irritability, signs of extreme hunger, and a palpable olive-like mass in the upper right abdominal quadrant. When feeding the infant, the nurse should monitor for which development? 

Which drink choice on a hot day indicates to the nurse that an adolescent with sickle cell anemia understands dietary considerations related to the disease?

Which is the most important assessment for the nurse to conduct following the administration of epidural anesthesia to a client who is at 40-weeks gestation?