A 5-year-old child with asthma is ordered albuterol. The nurse know that the primary action of albuterol is to:

Aspirin is a part of the treatment for children with Kawasaki disease.

A three-year-old, is admitted to the pediatric medical unit with acute kawasaki disease. What signs and symptoms are you most likely to note as you do your intake assessment?

Which intervention should be included in the plan of care for an infant with the nursing diagnosis Fluid Volume Excess related to congestive heart failure?

A child in compensated shock will which symptoms?

Which congenital heart disease causes cyanosis when not repaired? (select all that apply)

You are discussing prevention of infective endocarditis with parents of a child with a complex congenital heart defect. A critical teaching point to emphasize includes:

Phase 1

A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. 

Phase 2

The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones.  The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the lists of options provided.

Bases on the available test results the nurse suspects the child may be experiencing

An 18-month-old is admitted to the emergency department in hypovolemic shock. What would be the correct order of nursing interventions (assuming MD orders are written)?

What nursing action is appropriate to take when an infant with a congenital heart defect has increased respiratory rate, is sweating, and is not feeding well?

Phase 1

A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. 

Phase 2

The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones.  The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild.

Below are several responses the nurse can make to the child’s grandparents. Drag and drop the nurse’s responses to the child’s grandparents to either ‘therapeutic” or “nontherapeutic” based on how you would best categorize the responses.