The pediatric nurse is meeting with a group of preschoolers family members to discuss various health topics. The nurse determines the sexual development session is successful after overhearing which comment by one of the participants?

An infant weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces has morphine 0.5 mg IV q 2 hours prn ordered for post op pain. The recommended dosage for a child is 0.1-0.2 mg/kg/dose q2-4 hours prn. Prove mathematically the ordered dose by the physician (mg/kg/dose) and is it safe to give.

A breast-feeding mother asks the nurse about when she can begin feeding her 5-month-old infant some solids and vitamins. Which information provided by the nurse would most accurately address this mother’s concerns?

A nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of nurses about human immunodeficiency virus infection. Which of the following would the nurse include as the major means of transmission responsible for almost all new HIV infections in the infant population?

The nurse is presenting an in-service training to a group of pediatric nurses on the topic of play. The nurse determines the session is successful when the group correctly chooses which example as best displaying toddlers playing?

The nurse is caring for a school-age child with varicella. What should the nurse observe about the rash that is associated with this infection?

Order: Ceftriaxone 300 mg IV Q12H for a 6 month old infant with a serious infection who weighs 18 lbs. The recommended dosage is 50-75 mg/kg/day in divided doses BID. Prove mathematically (mg/kg/day) the ordered dose and is it safe to give Safe/Unsafe)?

Which common childhood communicable disease may cause severe defects in the fetus when it occurs in its congenital form?

A child comes to the clinic for evaluation of skin lesions and is diagnosed with impetigo. Which of the following medications would the nurse anticipate the physician might prescribe?

The caregivers of a 2-year-old who has had a common cold for 4 days calls the nurse in the emergency department at 2 AM on a cold winter night to say that the child has awakened with a barking cough and an elevated temperature. The caregiver reports she has taken the child into the bathroom and ran hot water for 15 minutes and now the child seems blue around her mouth The nurse would most appropriately recommend what action to the caregiver?

The student nurse is collecting data on a child diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and notes the child has a barrel chest and clubbing of the fingers. In explaining this manifestation of the disease, the staff nurse explains the cause of this symptom to be: