The nurse is providing care to a 4-month-old infant in the emergency department. Upon assessment, the infant is noted to be experiencing tachypnea, wheezing, retractions, and nasal flaring. The infant has large amounts of nasal drainage. The infant is irritable, and the pulse ox reading is currently at 85% on room air. The parents state the symptoms have been consistent for about two days, but they brought the child in due to concerns for dehydration with decreased milk intake. Which diagnosis does the nurse anticipate for this infant?

Which statement is accurate concerning a child's musculoskeletal system and how it differs from that of an adult?

Which is an expected physical assessment finding for an adolescent with a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease?

What clinical manifestation associated with a Wilms tumor is the reason most children are initially brought in to be seen by a provider?

Nursing care of a child diagnosed with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) should include which of the following?

An 17-year-old with a rash and itching in the groin area is concerned that he has contracted a sexually transmitted disease and does not want his parents to find out. The nurse's best response is:

A nurse is conducting a postoperative assessment on an infant who has just had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placed for hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding would indicate a malfunction in the shunt?

Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate when parents of a client recently diagnosed with Down syndrome express guilt about causing the condition?

At which stage of development are children able to understand the permanence of death?

The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old child who is in a sickle cell crisis and has severe pain. Which nursing intervention is the most appropriate for this child?

A child is admitted to the hospital unit with physical injuries. The nurse is taking the child's history. Which statement by the parent would arouse suspicion of abuse?