The nurse is caring for a hospitalized child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. At 1100, the child suddenly complains of weakness, headache, and blurred vision. How would the nurse respond?

A school-age child in an emergency department has a 2-day history of nausea and vomiting and reports severe right lower quadrant pain. A nurse is preparing the child for an appendectomy. Which of the following statements by the child should the nurse find most concerning?

The nurse is collecting data on a child recently diagnosed with glomerulonephritis. Which question to the parent would elicit information about the cause of this disease?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a child who has a urinary tract infection. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?

What instruction will the nurse give to parents about preventing the spread and reinfection of pinworms?

A nurse is caring for a toddler who has intussusception. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect?

A nurse is collecting data from a child who has sickle-cell disease and is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is collecting data from a 1-year-old child who has Wilms' tumor. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a 7-year-old client who has an upper respiratory infection and a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the mother indicates a need for further instruction?

The nurse is reviewing the record of a child admitted to the hospital with nephrotic syndrome. Which finding would the nurse expect to note documented in the record?

A nurse working at a clinic speaks on the telephone with a parent of a 2-month-old infant. The parent tells the nurse that the infant has projectile vomiting followed by hunger after meals. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?