Which nursing intervention is most developmentally appropriate for a toddler with a birth injury of a torn brachial plexus that resulted in muscle atrophy and weakness of the right arm?

The nurse is assessing a patient’s arteriovenous (AV) fistula. Which finding provides evidence of its normal function?

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

A newborn is suspected of having cystic fibrosis. As the child is being prepared for transfer to a pediatric hospital, the mother asks the nurse which symptoms made the practitioner suspect cystic fibrosis. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

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?

A patient with liver disease and esophageal varices is admitted for an episode of hematemesis. Which patient teaching should the nurse provide prior to discharge?

A nurse is conducting developmental assessments on several children in the day-care setting. Which two children does the nurse identify as having developmental delays?

A school-age client diagnosed with autism is admitted to the hospital because of recent vomiting and diarrhea. Which intervention by the nurse is most appropriate upon admission?

What is the best response by the nurse when the parents ask about the paralysis associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which has affected the respiratory muscles and requires mechanical ventilation for their child?

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

When planning care for a client newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma, the nurse identifies a priority nursing problem of visual sensory-perceptual alterations. This problem is based on which etiology?