A 3-year-old admitted to the hospital with croup has the following vital signs: heart rate 90, respiratory rate 48, blood pressure 100/52, and temperature 98.8°F (37.1°C). The parents ask the nurse if these vital signs are normal. The nurse's best response is:

When developing a plan of care for a hospitalized child, the nurse knows that children in which age group are most likely to view illness as a punishment for misdeeds?

The nurse is teaching a child experiencing chronic renal failure about his diet. The nurse should discuss which of the following dietary recommendations?

Which foods would the nurse recommend to the mother of a 2-year-old with anemia?

Which statement by the nurse would best help alleviate parental guilt about their child, George, who has been recently diagnosed with autism?

A group of children on one hospital unit are all suffering from separation anxiety. Which child is experiencing the "despair" stage of separation anxiety?

The nurse is planning care for an infant after a cleft-lip repair. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate nursing intervention for this infant?

Which two interventions are considered supportive care for a family whose infant has died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?

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

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?

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?