A nurse is preparing to administer packed red blood cells to a 10-year-old child with leukemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse prioritize to ensure the child’s safety during the transfusion?
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What type of graph would you use to compare the reaction tim…
What type of graph would you use to compare the reaction times of professional athletes?
The parents of a preschooler express concern to the nurse ab…
The parents of a preschooler express concern to the nurse about their son’s new habit of masturbating. What is an appropriate response to this concern?
The provider has just written discharge orders for a child t…
The provider has just written discharge orders for a child that includes the administration of acetaminophen as needed for mild to moderate pain. Which of the following information should the nurse prioritize when teaching this child’s family about acetaminophen?
The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother o…
The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a 13-week-old girl during a well-baby visit. Which is the most appropriate subject for anticipatory guidance?
The nurse is preparing injectable glucagon for a 6-year-old…
The nurse is preparing injectable glucagon for a 6-year-old child with severely low blood glucose. Which additional assessment finding indicates the need for immediate administration of this medication?
The nurse is planning education for the parents and child ne…
The nurse is planning education for the parents and child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following should the nurse include in the education?
The nurse is creating a presentation for the parents of scho…
The nurse is creating a presentation for the parents of school-age children on the topic of bullying. What information should the nurse include in this presentation? (Select all that apply.)
The nurse is caring for a child who weighs 143 pounds. What…
The nurse is caring for a child who weighs 143 pounds. What rate would the nurse set the IV pump at in mL/hr to infuse the daily maintenance fluids for this child?
The nurse is calculating the intake and output for the 12-ho…
The nurse is calculating the intake and output for the 12-hour shift. An antibiotic is given every 6 hours to a child admitted to the hospital for an appendicitis. The antibiotic is mixed in 50 mL of fluid, and the IV line is flushed before and after each medication with 5 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution. The patient also has maintenance IV fluids infusing at 53 mL/hr and is NPO. The child had 39 mL of output from the NG Tube and voided 150 mL of urine. What is the intake and output that should be recorded for the 12-hour shift?