The nurse is caring for a child who has had a unilateral long-leg cast applied for the correction of club foot.
What is the most important action for the nurse to perform?

The nurse receives 2 newborns within the first minutes after a vaginal delivery and intervenes to establish adequate respirations.
What is the priority issue that the nurse should address to ensure the newborn’s survival?

A female adolescent with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is admitted to the hospital after 14 days of taking levofloxacin 500 mg by mouth (PO) once daily and metronidazole 500 mg PO twice daily.
She asks the nurse, “Why do I have to be in the hospital? Why can’t I get my treatment at home?” What purpose should the nurse provide that supports an effective outcome?

A laboring client has a variable deceleration on the fetal monitor.
What is the first action that the nurse should 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?

During the admission procedure of a school-age child, the child states, “I’m going to have an operation.”. What is the best response for the nurse to provide to this child?

A nurse is providing instructions to the parent of a 10-year-old child who has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). The parent expresses a fear of needles and is unable to perform the procedure of administering subcutaneous insulin injections to the child.
What action should the nurse take?

A parent rushes their pre-school age child to the emergency department with an asthma exacerbation.
Which additional finding should alert the nurse that the child is in acute respiratory distress?

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?

On the first postpartum day, the nurse examines a new mother’s breasts.
What condition is the nurse most likely to find?

A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for isoniazid 10 mg/kg/day by mouth (PO) once a day.

The bottle is labeled, “Isoniazid Oral Solution, USP 50 mg per 5 mL.”. How many mL should the nurse administer? . .