A newborn infant is diagnosed with hypospadias and the parents have requested a circumcision prior to discharge. Which response should the nurse provide?

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?

A 6-year-old child is diagnosed with rheumatic fever and demonstrates associated chorea (sudden aimless movements of the arms and legs). Which information should the nurse provide to the parents?

A female infant recently admitted with vomiting and diarrhea now weighs 10 kg. Her weight at a previous well-baby visit was 11 kg. Which percentage of body weight loss for this infant should the nurse document in the electronic medical record?

To maintain patency of the ductus arteriosus, the nurse administers a prescribed dose of prostaglandin intravenously (IV) to a week-old infant diagnosed with transposition of the great vessels. Based on which finding should the nurse stop the medication administration immediately?

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. He had a temperature of 97.7 degrees fahrenheit, a respiratory rate of 56 cycles/min and anSpO2 of 92% on room air. Will admit to the paediatric floor for treatment.

The nurse is reviewing the assessment.

Based on the child's condition and vital signs following the peripheral intravenous line placement, what medications should the nurse expect the physician to order? Select all that apply.

A male child is being prepared for a computed tomography (CT) scan when he begins to have a tonic clonic seizure. His mother is hysterical and is trying to hold the child down. Which action(s) should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing education to a group of adolescents about smoking prevention. Which approach should the nurse include to incorporate Piaget's cognitive development theory of formal operations?

A child weighing 44 pounds has wrist pain after falling from a skateboard. The healthcare provider prescribes pediatric ibuprofen. After consulting the drug reference material, the nurse knows that the recommended dose range is 5 to 10 mg/kg every 6 to 8 hours for a maximum of 40 mg/kg/day. What is the maximum daily dose for this child? (Enter the numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

When administering indomethacin to a premature infant who has patent ductus arteriosus, the nurse should anticipate which outcome?

The nurse is caring for a school-age child who has laboratory results that reveal the presence of anti-gliadin and anti-endomysial immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin A antibodies. The nurse should identify with the parent and child which food to avoid after discharge to home?