A nurse is caring for three toddlers and one preschooler. Which represents the major stressor of hospitalization for these four patients?

When considering palliative care for a young child with a life-threatening illness, which is an important consideration?

A nurse is assessing an infant who has a ventricular septal defect. Which of the following should the nurse expect?

The family has just been informed by the healthcare provider that their newborn is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The family tells the nurse that the healthcare provider told them that TOF is comprised of several defects, and they ask the nurse what the defects are. What will the nurse tell the family? Select all that apply.

A nurse at an emergency department is caring for a child who was admitted with cystic fibrosis. The child's parent is given the following laboratory results: sodium 128 mg/dL (136 to 145 mEq/dL), blood glucose 268 g/dL (70 to 100 g/dL), potassium 4.2 mq/L (3.4 to 4.7 mEq/L), and oxygen saturation 88% on 2 L/min via nasal canula (95% to 100% ) . The parent ask how the values relate to cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements by the nurse is accurate?

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?

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 in the pediatric clinic is discussing Piaget's theory of cognitive development with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should review which of the following types of thinking that occur during adolescent development?

A nurse is assessing an adolescent who experienced blunt trauma to the abdomen. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is planning care for a 5-month-old infant who is scheduled for a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which is the most beneficial nursing action to prevent or minimize chemotherapy associated nausea and vomiting?