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What is the federally mandated maximum diameter size of the primary beam at the end of a round PID (at the skin of a patient’s face)?

The nurse encourages a hospitalized child to engage in therapeutic play.  The primary purpose for this is to allow the child to:

Which type of radiation is produced at the target?

Which of these electromagnetic radiations has the shortest wavelength?

Inherent filtration is built into the x-ray machine and includes the glass of the x-ray tube.  

The nurse is assessing a 3-year-old Asian-American child who is being seen in the clinic for the first time.  The child’s height and weight are at the 20th percentile on the growth chart. When interpreting these data, the nurse should recognize which of the following?

The nurse is preparing to examine a 2-year-old child.  What behaviors should the nurse expect to observe?

A school nurse is conducting vision and hearing testing on fifth-grade children. Which level of prevention is the nurse demonstrating?

A 6-month-old infant is admitted to the pediatric unit with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The nurse places the infant on strict intake and output. The infant is in a size #2 diaper and the dry weight is 24g for each diaper. At the end of the shift, the infant has had two diapers with urine. One diaper weighed 56g and one weighed 65g. What is the total milliliter output for the shift?  Record a numeric value only.

Physiologic measurements in children’s pain assessment are: