When developing a teaching plan for an adolescent male who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, the nurse should instruct the client to eat a source of sugar if which symptom occurs?

The nurse is caring for an adolescent with scoliosis who is recovering after a surgical spinal instrumentation.

Which technique should the nurse use when moving this client?

The nurse is giving an intramuscular injection of an antibiotic to a 16-month-old toddler with pneumonia. The toddler does not have any known allergies and has been walking without assistance for one month.

Which technique should the nurse select for administration?

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?

A child diagnosed with Kawasaki disease is brought to the clinic. The mother reports that her child is irritable, refuses to eat, and has skin peeling on both hands and feet.

Which intervention should the nurse instruct the mother to implement first?

A child receives a prescription for loratadine 5 mg by mouth once day. The botled is labelled "Loratadine for Oral Suspension, USP 5 mg per 5 mL."

How many teaspoons should the nurse instruct the parent to administer with each dose?

(Enter numerical value only.)

The parents of a 14-month-old child who is hospitalized due to febrile seizures tell the nurse that they fear their child will have lifelong seizures. Which information should the nurse convey to these parents?

A mother brings her 2-month-old to the well-baby clinic. She states that when she kisses her baby, the infant's skin tastes salty.

The nurse should prepare the mother for what standard diagnostic test to screen for cystic fibrosis (CF)?

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

The nurse is assessing the growth and development of a 3-year-old child.

Which speech and language skills should the nurse identify as normal developmental milestones for this child?

During her sports physical examination, 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?