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The parents of a 10-year-old child recently diagnosed with asthma ask if the child can continue to play sports. Which response is most appropriate? 

The License Vocation Nurse (LVN) on a pediatric unit is assigned to care for four patients. Which patient should the LVN see first?

An adolescent male who plays football comes to the emergency room with signs and symptoms of dehydration after a game. His weight is 200.2 lbs. The nurse administers a Normal Saline (NS) 1000 mL bolus x 1. The nurse understands that the healthcare provider will order maintenance IV. What is the maintenance IV fluid requirement for proper hydration in mL/hr? (Round at the end. Round to the nearest whole number. Enter number only)

“A 4 month old infant who had a temperature of 100.4 F previously after receiving the DTaP vaccine is now in the clinic for her next DTaP vaccine. Prior to administering the DTaP, which nursing action would be priority?”

Which priority circumstance requires the nurse to obtain assistance from local law enforcement when providing care to a child who is being abused?

If you think before you speak, you are using the communication called:

The most important barrier for preventing an individual from developing an infectious organism is the body’s own immune system.

The legal doctrine that translates to “the master speaks for the servant.”

Anaphylactic shock happens because the heart suffers some damage and is not able to pump enough blood throughout the body.

Antibiotics are given in a separate smaller IV bag than normal saline called a piggyback.