A nurse is assessing a school-age child immediately postoperative following a perforated appendix. Which of the following finding should the nurse expect?

A nurse is teaching the parents of a school-age child about palliative care. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a pediatric client who has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Which of the following factors should the nurse consider when planning care?

A nurse on a pediatric unit is preparing to admit a preschooler after receiving transfer report from a nurse in the emergency department.

The nurse on the pediatric unit is reviewing the preschooler's medical record. Click to highlight the findings in the medical record that require follow-up by the nurse upon the child's admission to the pediatric unit. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.

2100: Child brought into the emergency department by their guardians. The child has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and is currently in the induction phase of treatment for standard risk. The child received chemotherapy with vincristine 8 days ago and is taking daily oral steroids. Child is alert, crying, and clinging to guardian. Guardians report the child has not had a bowel movement for 5 days.

2100:

Pulse 120/min

Respiratory rate 25/min

Temperature 38.8° C (101.9° F) tympanic

SaO2 96% on room air

2120: Child now asleep in guardian's arms. Respirations unlabored, heart rate regular. Child has a double-lumen central line catheter in the left chest wall. Insertion site is erythematous with a scant amount of purulent drainage.

A nurse is planning care for a preschooler who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is assessing a child who has nephrotic syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

The nurse is caring for a newly-admitted infant diagnosed with "failure to thrive." The nurse begins to implement the healthcare provider prescribed orders by taking blood pressures in all four extremities. Which congenital cardiac defect does the nurse anticipate based on the prescribed order?

A nurse is educating caregivers about dietary management for a child who has burn injuries. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse provide?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following is the priority action by the nurse?

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance about child development to the parents of a preschooler. Which of the following developmental tasks should the nurse include as being expected of a preschooler?

The nurse is administering desmopressin (DDAVP) to a pediatric client with diabetes insipidus. The nurse should monitor for which of the following potential side effects of this medication?