A nurse is planning care for a child with hyponatremia. The nurse, delegating care of this child to a new RN on the pediatric unit, cautions the new nurse to be especially alert for which condition in the child?

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

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

Which statement is accurate concerning a child's musculoskeletal system and how it differs from that of an adult?

Which two interventions are considered supportive care for a family whose infant has died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?

The nurse obtains a fingerstick blood glucose level using bedside lancet/glucose meter equipment from a client with a prescribed sliding scale insulin protocol. The meter indicates 56 mg/dL (3.12 mmol/L). At this time, which intervention should the nurse implement first?

Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate when parents of a client recently diagnosed with Down syndrome express guilt about causing the condition?

The nurse is giving a health promotion class to adolescents. The nurse will be sure to include information regarding the leading cause of death in adolescents aged 15 and up.

Which client in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) would most benefit from palliative care?

Immunization of children with Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine decreases the incidence of which of the following conditions?

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