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“A child presents to the school nurse office with temperature of 101.5F, cough, conjunctivitis. On assessment, the nurse notes small irregular red spots with bluish white center on the buccal mucosa. Based on the findings, the nurse suspects”

The nurse is caring for an infant who has frothy saliva, drooling, choking and coughing. What should be the initial nursing action?

A nurse has responded to a patient’s call light and found the patient gasping and saying, “I can’t get my breath.” The nurse applied supplementary oxygen and repositioned the patient, which led to the relief of the patient’s symptoms. What is the correct term for the symptoms the patient is experiencing?

Which of the following language development is expected at 36 months?

A client is wearing a Holter monitor to undergo a prescribed ambulatory electrocardiogram. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of the precautions that should be followed during an ambulatory electrocardiography test?

Which treatment would the nurse anticipate for an infant diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU)?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is prescribed a pain medication by mouth every 4 to 6 hours. When assessing pain status, the patient states that they do not want to take the pain medication right now. Which principle of documentation should the nurse consider when documenting the medication in the chart.?

The nurse enters the room, and the client is grimacing and guarding the abdomen. The client reports, “I have pain.” What is the nurse’s priority action?

The nurse is charting by exception (CBE) in the client’s chart. The nurse demonstrates an understanding of this charting method when she states one of the benefits is?

A client is admitted to the health center with chronic diarrhea. When is the best time for the nurse to begin imparting health teaching about the benefits of proper diet to the client so that the risk of diarrhea is minimized?