A nurse is educating new parents about risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Which of the following statements should indicate to the nurse the need for additional teaching?

A nurse is teaching about neural tube defects to a group of females who are pregnant.

Which of the following disease processes should the nurse include as an example of a neural tube defect?

A nurse is assisting with a routine physical examination of an adolescent. The provider observes a lateral curvature of the spine.

The nurse should expect the provider to document which of the following disorders?

A nurse is planning care for an infant who has spina bifida and is to undergo surgical closure of the myelomeningocele sac. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse participating in lead screening at a community center.

The nurse should instruct parents to bring their children back for rescreening in a year for which of the following laboratory values?

A nurse is caring for an infant in a provider's office.

Medical History Provider Visit #1. Heart rate 144/min.

Axillary temperature 39.7° C (103.5°F). Respiratory rate 32/min.

Oxygen saturation 95% on room air. Provider Visit #2 (4 days later).

Axillary temperature 37.4° C (99.3° F). Heart rate 132/min.

Respiratory rate 28/min.

Oxygen saturation 97% on room air.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? Select the 3 actions the nurse should plan to take.

A nurse is caring for a child who is postoperative following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement.

In which of the following positions should the nurse place the client?

A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has a systemic disorder and is
receiving antibiotics, immunosuppressants, and corticosteroids. Both of the child's parents have a smoking history.
The child reports soreness in his mouth and refuses to eat.
Inspection of his mouth reveals a white, milky plaque that does not come off with
rubbing.
The nurse should suspect which of the following conditions?

A nurse is caring for a newborn whose mother voices concerns about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The nurse should include which of the following statements in a discussion with the mother?

A school nurse conducting a screening for pediculosis capitis identifies several children who require treatment.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the children's parents?

A nurse is assessing a preschooler who has a calcium level of 8.0 mg/dL.

Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?