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?

A group of children on one hospital unit are all suffering from separation anxiety. Which child is experiencing the "despair" stage of separation anxiety?

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

Which is the most appropriate nursing action for a school-age child who has sustained a head injury and multiple fractures after being thrown from a horse and whose level of consciousness is variable?

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

When planning care for a client newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma, the nurse identifies a priority nursing problem of visual sensory-perceptual alterations. This problem is based on which etiology?

Betty is a 9-year-old girl diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following must you, as the nurse, keep in mind when developing a care plan for the child?

Which of the following is a major complication in a child with chronic renal failure?

What clinical manifestation in a newborn would cause a nurse to suspect the diagnosis of tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)?

What is the best response by the nurse when the parents ask about the paralysis associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which has affected the respiratory muscles and requires mechanical ventilation for their child?

Which foods would the nurse recommend to the mother of a 2-year-old with anemia?