The nurse finds that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a urinary stream from the ventral surface of the penis.
What action should the nurse take?

A child who weighs 55 pounds receives a prescription for isoniazid 10 mg/kg/day by mouth (PO) once a day.

The bottle is labeled, “Isoniazid Oral Solution, USP 50 mg per 5 mL.”. How many mL should the nurse administer? . .

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?

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

A 17-year-old student arrives at the emergency department (ED) complaining of severe abdominal pain and cramping that has worsened since the morning.

Her mother suspects a urinary tract infection due to her daughter’s frequent and urgent urination, or possibly appendicitis.

What signs would indicate that a healthy psychosocial adaptation is taking place? Select all that apply.

Assessment findings of a 4-hour-old newborn include: axillary temperature of 96.8° F (35.8° C), heart rate of 150 beats/minute with a soft murmur, irregular respiratory rate at 64 breaths/minute, jitteriness, hypotonic, and weak cry.
Based on these findings, which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a toddler with a large, unrepaired ventricular septal defect and heart failure.
What assessment finding should the nurse anticipate?

The MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, and rubella) is given subcutaneously at a dose of 0.5 mL if the patient is not immune to rubella.
How should the risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) be evaluated?