A mother with sickle anemia asks the nurse why her child's hemoglobin was normal at birth and now the child has the S hemoglobin (sickle cell). Which of the following is an appropriate response from the nurse?

The therapeutic management of children with ß-thalassemia major consists primarily of:

A nurse is reviewing data for four children. Which of the following children should the nurse assess first?

A nurse is caring for a 6-week-old infant who has a pyloric stenosis. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect?

A nurse is teaching a parent of a child who has hemophilia how to control a minor bleeding episode. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?

1. A nurse is caring for an adolescent following a cardiac catheterization. Nurses' Notes

0700

Adolescent alert and oriented, resting in bed in supine position with their legs straight. Pressure dressing to right femoral area dry and intact. Bilateral lower extremities warm to touch with

equal posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses palpated. Reports pain as 0 on a scale of 0 to 10. 0730:

Adolescent awake, resting in supine position with their legs straight. Dressing to right femoral area saturated with bloody drainage. Posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses of right extremity slightly diminished compared to the left extremity Right lower extremity cool and pale in color. Reports pain as 2 on a scale of 0 to 10.

Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? Select the 4 findings that the nurse should report to the provider.

The nurse administered prostaglandin E to an infant with transposition of the great vessels. The nurse expects which effect to occur form the medication?

A nurse is assessing a 3-year-old child who has aortic stenosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is monitoring a child for manifestations of hemorrhage following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following findings is a manifestation of this postoperative complication?

A nurse is providing teaching about iron deficiency anemia to the parents of a toddler. Which of the following should the nurse recommend as a method of preventing iron deficiency anemia?

A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a child who has iron deficiency anemia and is taking iron supplements. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?