A 3-year-old male was brought into the emergency room this morning with a sudden onset of “fast and noisy breathing”. What other symptoms is the nurse likely to note in a child diagnosed with epiglottitis?

The nurse is caring for a toddler with a large, unrepaired ventricular septal defect and heart failure.
What assessment finding should the nurse anticipate?

Assessment findings of a 4-hour-old newborn include: axillary temperature of 96.8° F (35.8° C), heart rate of 150 beats/minute with a soft murmur, irregular respiratory rate at 64 breaths/minute, jitteriness, hypotonic, and weak cry.
Based on these findings, which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is providing treatment education to the caregiver of a school-age child recently diagnosed with ADHD.
Which statement(s) made by the caregiver demonstrates an understanding?

What other symptoms is the nurse likely to note in a child diagnosed with epiglottitis?

A 3-year-old male was brought into the emergency room this morning with a sudden onset of “fast and noisy breathing”. According to his parents, he had sneezing and a runny nose last week but seemed to have recovered.

The child lives with 2 older, school-age siblings, his parents, and 3 dogs.

He was born at 37 weeks’ gestation.

The parents deny smoking, but his grandmother cares for him in the afternoons and smokes outside when she is at the house.

He has no significant medical history.

He has received all vaccines except for those due at 3 years.

Upon exam, the child is… Which two items must the nurse ensure are available before attempting to place the intravenous line?

A parent rushes their pre-school age child to the emergency department with an asthma exacerbation.
Which additional finding should alert the nurse that the child is in acute respiratory distress?

The client is awake and alert, interacting with parents at the bedside.
She has thin, copious mucus from her nose and mouth and a cough.
She took her bottle in 20 minutes, with no issues.
The client’s monitor alarmed, oxygen saturation is 59%. She is cyanotic.
The client was placed in a knee-to-chest position, and the rapid response team was called.
What could be the potential cause of the client’s condition?

A client at 38-weeks gestation reports experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Upon palpation, the nurse notes that the abdomen is rigid.
How should the nurse document the findings?

A client at 28-weeks gestation whose hemoglobin level is 10.7 g/dL (107 g/L) and hematocrit is 32.3% (0.323 volume fraction), tells the nurse that she eats plenty of green vegetables.
When the client asks the nurse how the pregnancy might affect the laboratory findings, which information should the nurse provide?