What other symptoms is the nurse likely to note in a child diagnosed with epiglottitis?

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?

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?

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 patient was received one hour after delivering a 9 lb 1 oz (4.1 kg) female baby.

Her vital signs are as follows: Temperature 100.4° F (38° C) orally, Heart rate 86 beats/minute, Respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute, Blood pressure 102/12 mm Hg, Pain 4 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

She was assisted to the bathroom where she voided 150 mL of clear yellow urine.

Lochia rubra is moderate with small clots, no foul odor noted.

The fundus is firm at the umbilicus.

The episiotomy edges are well approximated, with no redness, edema, drainage, or ecchymosis.

There is no pain, redness, or swelling in the calves.

A 1,000 mL bag of lactated Ringer’s solution containing 10 units of oxytocin is infusing via an 18-gauge peripheral IV in the left forearm at 125 mL per hour, with 500 mL remaining in the bag.

The IV is patent, without redness or swelling, and can be discontinued when this bag’s infusion is complete.

The nurse is reviewing a client’s chart.

Click to highlight areas of client history and physical below that increase the risk for postpartum hemorrhage.

Client was middle-aged and married.

She was in labor for 25 hours and forceps were used to assist with the delivery.

She was given an epidural for anesthesia that was effective.

The labor and delivery nurse reported that the client had a 4th degree laceration, and her pain was currently at a 4 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

Her vital signs were stable, and she was catheterized for 500 mL of light-yellow urine just prior to delivery.

Her spouse was at the bedside for delivery.

The nurse is instructing the parent of a 10-year-old child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) on how to administer subcutaneous insulin injections.

The parent expresses a fear of needles and is unable to perform the procedure.

What intervention should the nurse implement?

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?

The nurse is evaluating the growth and development of a 3-year-old child.
Which speech and language skills should the nurse identify as normal developmental milestones for this child?

A client at 28-weeks gestation whose hemoglobin level is 10.7 g/dL (107 g/L) and hematocrit is 32.3% (0.323 volume fraction), tells the nurse that she eats plenty of green vegetables.
When the client asks the nurse how the pregnancy might affect the laboratory findings, which information should the nurse provide?

A 3-year-old male was brought into the emergency room this morning with a sudden onset of “fast and noisy breathing”. After reading the history and physical, the nurse suspects the child has