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The nurse is volunteering at a respite care weekend camp for children with a chronic condition. This provides the caregivers with:

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The parents of a newly admitted client on the pediatric unit are angry and upset about their child’s diagnosis. The child has been diagnosed with a serious chronic illness. One parent is weeping, asking, “Are they sure?” The other is pounding his fist into his hand, saying over and over, “It’s not fair. I love him too much. It’s not fair.” Which of the following would be an appropriate response for the nurse in this situation?

A pediatric nurse is caring for a group of 4-year-old clients with various diagnoses. The child being treated for which diagnosis will most need help understanding what is happening to him or her?

. Which action by the nurse is the helpful if the parents of a child with a chronic condition are experiencing financial difficulty? Select all that apply.

An 8-month-old infant in being held by her mother and the nurse needs to obtain the infant’s vital signs. Which approach would most likely ensure accurate readings?

. A group of nurses is discussing child abuse (child maltreatment) and one nurse suggests that inadequate parenting skills may lead to child maltreatment. The nurse recognizes that sometimes child maltreatment occurs because the parent:

. The nurse is caring for a child with an elevated temperature. Which of the following nursing interventions would be the highest priority in caring for this child?

. The caregiver of a 3-year-old boy presents at the receptionist desk and reports that the child is nauseated. In interviewing the child’s caregiver, which question should the nurse prioritize when starting the assessment?

As part of the admitting process for a child on the pediatric unit, the nurse instills a small amount of saline into the nose, aspirates, and then places the solution into a sterile specimen container. What is the most likely reason this will be done? _______  Word Bank: to diagnose an infection to clear the nasal passages  to remove a foreign body to detect the presence of old blood