A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has diabetes mellitus and was admitted with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis. When performing the respiratory assessment, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is providing care to an infant newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. The infant's parents ask the nurse to describe what sickled red blood cells are and how they affect blood flow. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse assessing a 3-year toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is admitting a 6-month-old infant who has dehydration. Which of the following amounts of urinary output should indicate to the nurse that the treatment has corrected the fluid imbalance?

A nurse is caring for a neonate who has a myelomeningocele and is admitted to the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) awaiting surgery. Which of the following nursing goals has the highest priority in the care of this infant?

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 is teaching a newly hired nurse about the management of care for the terminal illness of a child. Which of the following statements by the newly hired nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?

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.

An acute care nurse is caring for a pediatric client diagnosed with diabetes mellitus who receives insulin injections. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates atraumatic care?

The nurse would suspect a hearing impairment in an infant who demonstrates which behavior?

A nurse is calculating the maximum recommended dose that a school-age client diagnosed with depression can receive for sertraline (Zoloft). The recommended pediatric dose for sertraline (Zoloft) is 5 to 3 mg/kg/day. If the child weighs 31 kg, the maximum recommended dose for this child would be mg. Round the answer to the nearest whole number