The mother of a toddler yells to the nurse." Help! He is choking to death on his food." The nurse determines that lifesaving measures are necessary based on which of the following?

A nurse is preparing to measure an infant's vital signs. The nurse should use which of the following sites to assess a heart rate?

A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a child who has streptococcal pharyngitis about ways to prevent disease transmission. Which of the following responses by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child in the acute care setting.

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Child remains in bed. Child uncooperative and agitated, Refusing PO fluids. Child reports chest pain and joint pain as a 4 on the Faces Scale. Nasal flaring and moderate subcostal and substernal retractions are noted. Bilateral, moderate inspiratory and expiratory wheezes noted upon auscultation. Voided 200 mL of clear yellow urine

A nurse is caring for a child who has influenza. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the parent indicates the child has an increased risk for Reye syndrome?

A school nurse identifies that a child has pediculosis capitis and educates the child's parents about the condition. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A school nurse is assessing a school-age child and notices white flakes that don't brush off the hair and a rash on the back of the child's neck. The nurse should suspect which of the following disorders?

A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who has a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and is distressed after an insulin injection. Which of the following play activities should the nurse recognize is therapeutic in helping the child deal with the injection?

A nurse is teaching about neural tube defects to a group of females who are pregnant. Which of the following disease processes should the nurse include as an example of a neural tube defect?

A nurse is teaching a parent of a child who has hemophilia how to control a minor bleeding episode. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is assessing a 1-year-old toddler notices a large abdominal mass and pink-tinged urine on the diaper. Which of the following disorders should the nurse suspect?