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The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 3-month-old infant diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which instruction is most appropriate to include in the teaching plan to promote comfort and reduce reflux?

A parent tells the nurse, “I am worried about my 13-year-old son.  He hasn’t started puberty, and my daughter did when she was 11 years old.  The most appropriate explanation by the nurse is

A 10-month-old infant is admitted with suspected intussusception. The parent reports the child has had episodes of sudden, loud crying with knees drawn to the chest, followed by periods of lethargy. The nurse notes a distended abdomen and a recent episode of currant jelly–like stool. While preparing the infant for a scheduled air enema, the child passes a normal-appearing brown stool and seems more alert and playful. What is the nurse’s priority action? A. B. Proceed with preparing the child for the scheduled diagnostic enema.C. D. 

A 4-year-old child weighing 33 lb is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day PO, to be given in two divided doses.The pharmacy supplies cefuroxime suspension at 125 mg/5 mL. How many mL per dose should the nurse administer?Round to the nearest tenth.

A 7-year-old child is diagnosed with functional abdominal pain related to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The child is hospitalized for evaluation after multiple episodes of diarrhea and abdominal cramping. The nurse notes that the child is on a unit with several pediatric patients who have Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection. Which nursing action is most important to prevent infection transmission?

A 16-year-old male is admitted to the emergency department with injuries from a motorbike accident. He was not wearing a helmet and admits he often rides at high speeds with friends. When the nurse discusses safety, the adolescent responds, “I’m not worried — nothing bad will happen to me.” Which of the following nursing interpretations best explains this behavior using principles of adolescent development? A. B. C. D. 

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a toddler recently treated for bacterial diarrhea caused by Salmonella. Which of the following parent statements indicates a need for further teaching?

Which of the following modalities would be MOST appropriate to address hemiplegia?

While reading a chart for your patient, you see that the patient has hypotonicity throughout.  Which of the following terms would you expect to see?

Your patients chart indicates the measurement for low levels of muscle activation.  Which of the following tools would you expect to see in the patients’ record?