The nurse is monitoring a child with hydrocephalus who received a repeat ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt yesterday. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the shunt is functioning normally?

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 anti-infective ointment.

Which instruction should the nurse provide the child's caregivers during discharge education?

When developing a teaching plan for an adolescent male who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, the nurse should instruct the client to eat a source of sugar if which symptom occurs?

The nurse is providing treatment education to the caregiver of a school-age child recently diagnosed with atention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which statement(s) made by the caregiver demonstrate an understanding of the education?

Select all that apply.

A mother brings her 2-month-old to the well-baby clinic. She states that when she kisses her baby, the infant's skin tastes salty.

The nurse should prepare the mother for what standard diagnostic test to screen for cystic fibrosis (CF)?

A child diagnosed with Kawasaki disease is brought to the clinic. The mother reports that her child is irritable, refuses to eat, and has skin peeling on both hands and feet.

Which intervention should the nurse instruct the mother to implement first?

The parent of an infant asks when the baby's first immunization for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) should be given.

Which age should the nurse provide the parent?

When advising a new mother on caring for a child with croup, which symptom should be a priority concern for the telephone triage nurse?

During her sports physical examination, 15-year-old female requests oral contraceptives. She explains that she is sexually active and does not want her parents to know. Which action should the nurse take?

The parents of a 14-month-old child who is hospitalized due to febrile seizures tell the nurse that they fear their child will have lifelong seizures. Which information should the nurse convey to these parents?

A newborn with a repaired gastroschisis is transferred to the paediatric unit after several days in the paediatric intensive care unit. The infant is receiving parenteral nutrition and continuous enteral feedings.

To maintain normal growth and development of the infant, which action should the nurse include in the plan of care?