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 A school-age child with leukemia experiences severe nausea and vomiting when receiving chemotherapy for the first time. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing action to prevent or minimize these reactions with subsequent treatments?

A 3 year old child presents to the clinic with caregivers concerned about their child having frequent episodes of epistaxis, easy bruising, and now hematuria. Which lab tests would you most likely expect the provider to order?

A school nurse is educating a teacher about Von Willebrand disease (VWD) because they will have a new student in their class with this condition next semester? Which of the following statements by the teacher indicates more education is needed?

A nurse is caring for a child being treated for ALL (Acute lymphoblastic leukemia) with concerns for thrombocytopenia. What would be considered appropriate nursing actions.

Describe and define the cognitive process that students are using when they text during lecture.  According to the research on attention, how effective will learning be while texting? Explain why.

A nurse is assessing a 6 year old child with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Patient R asks if her BMI is acceptable.  Which of the following best describes her BMI?

All of the following are true of childhood cancers compared to adult cancers EXCEPT:

A nurse has a 9 year old patient with a history of Hemophilia A. The nurse would expect all of the following to be a possible treatment for acute bleeding EXCEPT?

You are rooming a 2 month old in the clinic. The baby is presenting with poor feeding, irritability, and high fever. The infant’s mother said that the symptoms came on suddenly in the last 6-8 hours. During your initial assessment you notice the baby’s fontanel is firm and their cry is high pitched. You alert the provider to come immediately to evaluate the infant because you are suspecting which diagnosis?