When providing care for a child who is in balanced suspension skeletal traction using a Thomas splint and Pearson attachment to the right femur, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A 3-year-old boy in a daycare facility scratches his head frequently, and the nurse confirms the presence of head lice. The nurse washes the child's hair with permethrin shampoo and calls his parents. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the parents about treatment for head lice?

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?

This is a 3-year-old with a history of ventricular septal defect. He was born vaginally at 35 weeks and was in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for 3 weeks due to poor feeding. He lives with his parents and an older sibling, who has no medical conditions. The client is here for a follow-up visit.

After the physician orders the echocardiogram, the nurse provides education to the parents on the procedure.

For each statement, click to indicate whether the statement by the parents indicate understanding or no understanding.

Each row must have only one response option selected.

The nurse is assessing a child with acute glomerulonephritis who presents to the clinic with increased fatigue, facial puffiness, decreased appetite. The child's urine sample is dark yellow in color. Which additional finding should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?

A 10-year-old girl who has had type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) for the past two years tells the nurse that she would like to use a pump instead of insulin injections to manage her diabetes. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The client has a history of Wilms tumor with left radical nephrectomy diagnosed at age five for which he completed treatment nine months ago. A septic episode, while undergoing treatment for his Wilms tumor, resulted in an acute kidney injury. This Injury, along with antibiotic therapy and chemotherapy, has resulted in chronic kidney disease. The client is followed by oncology and nephrology services.

The healthcare provider has assessed the client and completes initial orders. Which three care needs should the nurse prioritize for this client?

The nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which response requires further evaluation by the nurse?

The nurse is providing nutrition education to the parents of an infant with failure to thrive (FTT). Which statement made by the parent should the nurse recognize as an appropriate understanding of interventions?

1030: The child has an audible murmur. Lung sounds are clear and equal. Pedal pulses present and marked. The parents state that the child has no known allergies. His last meal was approximately 3 hours ago. The child's parents are extremely concerned about the cardiac catheterization.

Vital signs:

Heart rate 108 beats/minute

Blood pressure 92/56 mm Hg

Respiratory rate 22 breaths/minute

Ovvoen saturation 96%

What can the nurse do to help the parents to decrease their anxiety? Select all that apply

The mother of an 11-year-old boy who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis tells the nurse, "I really don't want my son to become dependent on pain medication, so I only allow him to take it when he is really hurting." Which information is most important for the nurse to provide this mother?