The nurse finds that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a urinary stream from the ventral surface of the penis.
What action should the nurse take?

A 3-year-old male 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… Which two items must the nurse ensure are available before attempting to place the intravenous line?

A woman is in the second stage of labor where the fetal head has just been born and the nurse observes the immediate retraction of the head against the perineum.
What action should the nurse expect to perform to assist the healthcare provider?

The current vital signs for a primipara who delivered vaginally during the previous shift are: temperature 100.4° F (38° C), heart rate 58 beats/minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 130/74 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse implement?

What other symptoms is the nurse likely to note in a child diagnosed with epiglottitis?

The nurse finds that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a urinary stream from the ventral surface of the penis.
What action should the nurse take?

A 3-year-old male was brought into the emergency room this morning with a sudden onset of “fast and noisy breathing”. After reading the history and physical, the nurse suspects the child has

A client at 9-weeks gestation informs the nurse that she has reduced her alcohol intake but still consumes at least one alcoholic drink every evening before bedtime.
What action should the nurse take?

A patient in active labor is prescribed oxytocin 12 milliunits/min intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains 5 units of oxytocin in 500 mL of lactated Ringer’s solution.

How many mL/hour should the nurse set the infusion pump to? (Enter numerical value only) .

A client’s maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein level is elevated at 17 weeks.
What condition should the nurse identify as the likely cause of this increase?

Assessment findings of a 4-hour-old newborn include: axillary temperature of 96.8° F (35.8° C), heart rate of 150 beats/minute with a soft murmur, irregular respiratory rate at 64 breaths/minute, jitteriness, hypotonic, and weak cry.
Based on these findings, which action should the nurse implement?