Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for pediatric mental health disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/ADHD?

A parent asks the nurse if there is anything that can be done to reduce the pain that his 2-year-old experiences each morning when blood is drawn for lab studies. Which intervention is the best choice for the nurse to implement based on the parent's concern?

When obtaining a history from the father of a 9-year-old boy with rheumatic fever, the nurse recognizes that the most significant information related to the diagnosis is:

An infant with tetralogy of Fallot is having a hypercyanotic episode ('tet' spell). Which three nursing interventions are appropriate for the nurse to implement for this infant?

A child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease. The parents are unsure how their child contracted the disease. Which explanation by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A school-age client diagnosed with diabetes insipidus (DI) is admitted to the pediatric unit. Which laboratory value does the nurse anticipate for this client based on the diagnosis?

Betty is a 9-year-old girl diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following must you, as the nurse, keep in mind when developing a care plan for the child?

A postoperative client reports incisional pain. The client has two prescriptions for PRN analgesia that accompanied the client from the postanesthesia unit. Before selecting which medication to administer, which action should the nurse implement?

A nurse is planning care for a child with hyponatremia. The nurse, delegating care of this child to a new RN on the pediatric unit, cautions the new nurse to be especially alert for which condition in the child?

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

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?