A client who is 38 weeks pregnant is concerned her baby might get a communicable disease before any immunizations are given.

Which physiological mechanism should the nurse use when responding to the mother's concerns?

The client is a 4-month-old female with a history of gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). Client had fundoplication surgery and will be hospitalized for several days of recovery.

Based on the FLACC score and the client's developmental level, mark which nurse actions would be appropriate, and which would not be appropriate.

Each row must have one option selected.

A newborn is delivered by cesarean section to a mother who is HIV-positive.

The mother received antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy.

Which intervention should the nurse implement?

A male adolescent arrives at the clinic and reports intense pain in the testicular area that occurred during football practice at high school.

The nurse observes the scrotum and identifies significant erythema and swelling.

Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is caring for a child with a unilateral long-leg cast applied for the correction of clubfoot.  Which action is most important for the nurse to perform? 

A child who weighs 25 kg receives a prescription for isoniazid 10 mg/kg/day by mouth once a day.

The bottle is labeled "isoniazid Oral Solution, USP 50 mg per 5 mL.”. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only.

If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A mother brings her male preschooler to the clinic because he has had diarrhea, vomiting, and high fevers for the past three days.

The child begins to cry and cling to his mother when the nurse enters the examination room.

Which action should the nurse implement to get the child to cooperate?

A father watching the admission of his newborn to the nursery notices that eye ointment is placed in the infant's eyes.  He asks the nurse what is the purpose of the ointment.  Which response by the nurse will best explain the purpose for administering the ointment? 

A multiparous client with active herpes lesions is admitted to the unit with spontaneous rupture of membranes.

Upon completion of a 14-day antibiotic treatment for bacterial meningitis in an infant, the nurse prepares the family for discharge.
Which information should the nurse include?

A client at 28-weeks gestation whose hemoglobin level is 10.7 g/dL (107 g/L) and hematocrit is 32% (0.32 volume fraction) tells the nurse that she eats plenty of green vegetables.
When the client asks the nurse how the low value might affect her pregnancy, which information should the nurse provide?