A parent reports their preschool-aged child often asks others to repeat statements and does not articulate common words correctly. The parents think the child has a hearing impairment due to multiple episodes of ear infections and rupture tympanic membranes. The nurse inspects the outer ear canal using an otoscope and no obstruction, inflammation, or drainage is observed. Which action is most important for the nurse to implement?

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?

How should the nurse instruct the parents of a 4-month-old with seborrheic dermatitis (cradle cap) to shampoo the child's hair?

A 4-month-old girl is brought to the clinic by her mother because she has had a cold for 2 to 3 days and woke up this morning with a barking cough and difficulty breathing. Which additional assessment finding should alert the nurse that the child is in acute respiratory distress?

Which nursing problem has the highest priority when providing preoperative care for an infant born with bladder exstrophy?

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 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.)

A 12-year-old boy with hemophilia is hospitalized for hemarthrosis of his right knee. He is complaining of severe knee pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A parent reports their preschool-aged child often asks others to repeat statements and does not articulate common words correctly. The parents think the child has a hearing impairment due to multiple episodes of ear infections and rupture tympanic membranes. The nurse inspects the outer ear canal using an otoscope and no obstruction, inflammation, or drainage is observed. Which action is most important for the nurse to implement?

A 16-year-old adolescent with acute myelocytic leukemia is receiving chemotherapy via an implanted medication port at the outpatient oncology clinic. Which action should the nurse implement when the infusion is complete?

A healthy 2-day-old newborn received the first dose of hepatitis B prior to being discharge home with the parents. The nurse should instruct the parents to return to the clinic for the infant's next dose of hepatitis B in how many months?