During a well baby clinic visit, the mother of a 6-month-old infant asks the nurse if she can have a prescription for liquid multivitamin with fluoride. Though the infant is still breast feeding, the mother provides the child with supplemental formula feedings. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

A 3-year-old boy in a daycare facility scratches his head frequently, and the nurse confirms the presence of head lice. The nurse washes the child's hair with permethrin shampoo and calls his parents. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the parents about treatment for head lice?

A child who weighs 30 kg is experiencing a grand mal seizure. The healthcare provider prescribes diazepam 0.3 mg/kg/dose intravenous (IV) STAT. The medication is available in 5 mg/mL vials. How many mL should the nurse administer?

(Enter numeric value only in mL. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth).

A six-year-old girl is being admitted to the hospital for repair of an umbilical hernia. Which information, collected by the admitting nurse, is particularly helpful in planning care for this child?

A 10-year-old girl who has had type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) for the past two years tells the nurse that she would like to use a pump instead of insulin injections to manage her diabetes. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The nurse is preparing to administer medications for an eight-month-old infant with heart failure. The infant has a blood pressure of 114/66 mm Hg, apical pulse of 88 beats/minute, and respirations of 30 breaths/minute. Which medication should the nurse withhold until the health care provider is notified?

1030: The child has an audible murmur. Lung sounds are clear and equal. Pedal pulses present and marked. The parents state that the child has no known allergies. His last meal was approximately 3 hours ago. The child's parents are extremely concerned about the cardiac catheterization.

Vital signs:

Heart rate 108 beats/minute

Blood pressure 92/56 mm Hg

Respiratory rate 22 breaths/minute

Ovvoen saturation 96%

What can the nurse do to help the parents to decrease their anxiety? Select all that apply

A 10-year-old boy has been seen frequently by the school nurse over the past three weeks after school begins in the fall. He reports headaches, stomach aches, and difficulty sleeping. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

During her sports physical examination, a 15-year-old female requests oral contraceptives. She explains that she is sexually active and does not want her parents to know. Which action should the nurse take?

When advising a new mother in caring for a child with croup, which symptom should be a priority concern to the telephone triage nurse?

An adolescent client reports to the nurse of walking with a limp due to pain localized in the right knee which worsens at night but denies any recent injury or trauma. The nurse observes swelling and tenderness in the right lower thigh and imaging results reveal radial ossification in the soft tissues.

Which condition should the nurse consider as the probable cause of the findings?