The nurse has provided discharge instructions to the parents of a 2-year-old child who underwent an orchiopexy to correct cryptorchidism, which statement by the parents indicates a need for further instruction?

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a 6-month-old infant. Prior to administering the dose, the nurse measures the apical heart rate. The nurse should withhold the dose if the infant's apical heart rate is less than what rate?

A nurse is caring for a child who is 2 hr postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following fluid items should the nurse offer the child at this time?

The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a child who appears extremely ill with a high fever, unable to control their oral secretions. with voice hoarseness and inspiratory stridor and inspiratory sternal retractions while breathing. The nurse suspects epiglottitis. Which would the nurse do next?

A child weighing 22 pounds is trapped in a house fire and sustains a burn injury. The total body surface area (TBSA) affected by burns is found to be 40%. The Parkland formula for fluid resuscitation is used to calculate the amount of fluid the child requires. The nurse determines that the child will receive how many milliliters of fluid in the first 8 hours after the time of injury?

A preschooler with a history of cleft palate repair comes to the clinic for a routine well-child checkup. To determine whether this child is experiencing a long-term effect of cleft palate, which question would the nurse ask the parent?

The clinic nurse is providing instructions to the parent of a child with cystic fibrosis regarding the immunization schedule for the child. Which statement would the nurse make to the parent?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a parent and his school-age child who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

On assessment, the school nurse notes that the child has a rash. The nurse suspects that the child has erythema infectiosum (fifth disease). because the skin assessment revealed a rash that has which characteristics?

The parent of a hospitalized 2-year-old child with viral laryngotracheobronchitis (croup) asks the nurse why the pediatrician did not prescribe antibiotics. Which response would the nurse make?

The parents of a 10-year-old child in remission from leukemia are upset over the appearance of cushingoid characteristics in the child from long- term use of corticosteroids, currently being administered every other day. Which therapeutic statements would the nurse make to the parents about the cushingoid appearance? Select all that apply.