An anxious and irritable preschooler arrives in the ER, refusing to lie down to be examined. The child sits, leans forward in onto the hand, and drools saliva. The child is warm to the touch, is using accessory muscles to breath, and pale in color. The nurse should: Place in the correct order from highest to lowest priority (assume you can only do one at a time).

In the pediatric well-child clinical, the nurse explains the reason for an immunization series to the child’s mother. This action represents which term?

The nurse educates the family of a child with Lupus (SLE) about avoiding which of the following triggers that may cause flare-ups?

A nurse has admitted a child with ventricular septal defect (VSD) to the unit. Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this child?

An infant has had recurrent respiratory infections. The mother of the child expresses concern that the infant seems to be at increased risk for complications from respiratory infections in comparison with her older children. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?

igns indicating vision impairment in a child (Select All That Apply: SATA):

The telephone triage nurse at a pediatric clinic knows each call is important. Which call would require attentiveness from the nurse because of an increased risk for mortality?

Which of the following immunoglobulins cross the placenta?

A school-age client who recently moved to a new school in a different town presents to an ambulatory care center and describes the following, ‘I have no friends in my new school and I no longer want to play soccer. I know I will be lonely here too.’ Which of these takes priority when speaking with the school-age client?

A parent questions how her toddler plays with other toddlers. Which response by the nurse displays the best description of the differences in play between the toddler and the preschool-age child?

A nurse is planning care for a child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which nursing diagnosis is the highest priority for this child?