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?

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 client who is in labor states, "I think my water just broke!" The nurse notes that the umbilical cord is on the perineum.
Which action should the nurse perform first?

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

 Which action should the nurse take? 

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?

The nurse is giving instructions to the mother of a 10-year-old boy who is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). When attempting to teach the mother how to administer subcutaneous insulin injections to the child, the mother tells the nurse that she is afraid of needles and cannot perform the procedure.
Which intervention should the nurse implement?

Following a vaginal delivery, the nurse places the neonate under the radiant warmer to elicit spontaneous respirations.

The newborn has a heart rate of 100 beats per minute and remains apneic when the nurse flicks the soles of the feet.

Which action should the nurse implement next?

The mother of a 4-month-old baby girl asks the nurse when she should introduce solid foods to her infant.The mother states, "My mother says I should put rice cereal in the baby's bottle now.”. The nurse should instruct the mother to introduce solid foods when her child exhibits which behavior? 

An adolescent with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is admitted to the hospital after 14 days of taking levofloxacin 500 mg PO daily and metronidazole 500 mg IV piggyback (IVPB) twice daily (BID). She asks the nurse, "Why do I have to be in the hospital? Why can't I get my treatment at home?" Which purpose should the nurse provide that supports an effective outcome?

During the admission process of a school-age child, the child states, "I'm going to have an operation.”. Which response is best for the nurse to provide to this child?

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.)