The nurse is reviewing the patient’s condition and vital signs following the placement of a 5% dextrose intravenous line.
Which medications should the nurse anticipate the healthcare provider will order? Select all that apply.

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?

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 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 client who experienced a severe postpartum hemorrhage following the vaginal birth of twins is transferred to the postpartum unit.
The nurse knows that assessment for which complication is the highest priority for this client?

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?

The nurse is educating parents on how to prevent recurrent otitis media in their infant.
What advice should the nurse give?

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

A client at 38-weeks gestation reports experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Upon palpation, the nurse notes that the abdomen is rigid.
How should the nurse document the findings?

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 father observing his newborn’s admission to the nursery notices that eye ointment is applied to the infant’s eyes.

He asks the nurse about the purpose of the ointment.

What would be the correct response from the nurse regarding the purpose of the ointment?