A nurse is conducting a postoperative assessment on an infant who has just had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placed for hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding would indicate a malfunction in the shunt?

When managing sick days for a child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, which of the following should be included in the teaching?

Which nursing intervention is most developmentally appropriate for a toddler with a birth injury of a torn brachial plexus that resulted in muscle atrophy and weakness of the right arm?

Which nursing intervention will assist a toddler-age client in end-stage renal failure the most?

What is the likely result of a child fracturing a bone through a portion of the epiphyseal plate?

What is the primary nursing concern for an 8-year-old child with Type 1 diabetes who asks his mother not to tell anyone at school that he has diabetes?

The nurse is assessing a patient’s arteriovenous (AV) fistula. Which finding provides evidence of its normal function?

What is the priority nursing assessment for the nurse to perform after administering vaccines?

The nurse observes that a client with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has a mask-like face. Which follow-up assessment is most important for the nurse to implement?

When assessing a newborn with suspected developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), which of the following would you expect to find?

A client with gouty arthritis reports tenderness and swelling of the right ankle and great toe. The nurse observes the area of inflammation extends above the ankle area. The client receives prescriptions for colchicine and indomethacin. Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?