A toddler-age client is in end-stage renal failure. Which nursing intervention will assist this child most?

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

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?

When obtaining a history from the father of a 9-year-old boy with rheumatic fever, the nurse recognizes that the most significant information related to the diagnosis is:

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

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for pediatric mental health disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/ADHD?

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

Following a motor vehicle accident, a client with chest trauma receives a chest tube to relieve a hemothorax. Two hours following the chest tube insertion, the nurse observes the water level in the water-seal chamber is rising during inspiration and falling during expiration. Which action should the nurse implement?

A mother brings her two-year-old child to the pediatric office for a sick visit. The child is seen regularly at the office and was last seen at her well-child visit two months ago. Based on this information, which is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

Which of the following best describes hypopituitarism?