During a well baby clinic visit, the mother of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse if she can have a prescription for liquid multivitamin with fluoride. Though the infant is still breast feeding, the mother provides the child with supplemental formula feedings. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

This is a 3-year-old with a history of ventricular septal defect. He was born vaginally at 35 weeks and was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 3 weeks due to poor feeding. He lives with his parents and an older sibling, who has no medical conditions. The client is here for a follow-up visit.

After the physician orders the echocardiogram, the nurse provides education to the parents on the procedure.

For each statement, click to indicate whether the statement by the parents indicate understanding or no understanding.

Each row must have only one response option selected.

An infant who has a Wilms' tumor is admitted for surgery. Which intervention should the nurse implement during the preoperative period?

A 10-year-old girl who has had type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) for the past two years tells the nurse that she would like to use a pump instead of insulin injections to manage her diabetes. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

This is a 3-year-old with a history of ventricular septal defect. He was born vaginally at 35 weeks and was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 3 weeks due to poor feeding. He lives with his parents and an older sibling, who has no medical conditions. The client is here for a follow-up visit.

Based on the results of the echocardiogram, the physician has decided to repair the ventricular septal via cardiac catheterization.

What should the nurse's focused assessment include before the cardiac catheterization? Select all that apply.

This is a 3-year-old with a history of ventricular septal defect. He was born vaginally at 35 weeks and was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 3 weeks due to poor feeding. He lives with his parents and an older sibling, who has no medical conditions. The client is here for a follow-up visit. The nurse educates the parents on post-discharge care for the child.

What should the nurse include in post-discharge care education? Select all that apply.

A 7-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever. In obtaining a health history from the child's mother, the recent occurrence of which illness is most significant?

The nurse is caring for a school-age child with crusting and swollen eyelids, purulent drainage, and inflamed conjunctiva. The child receives a prescription for an ophthalmic antiinfective ointment. Which instruction should the nurse provide the child's caregivers during discharge education?

During a follow-up clinic visit, a mother tells the nurse that her 5-month-old son who had surgical correction for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) has rapid breathing, often takes a long time to eat, and requires frequent rest periods. The infant is not crying while being held and his growth is in the expected range. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A six-year-old girl is being admitted to the hospital for repair of an umbilical hernia. Which information, collected by the admitting nurse, is particularly helpful in planning care for this child?

A mother brings her 3-month-old infant to the clinic because the baby does not sleep through the night. Which finding is most significant in planning care for this family?