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The nurse is reviewing the health record of a 14-year-old child who is suspected of having Hodgkins’s disease.  Which is the primary characteristic of this disease?

A toddler has been admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of epiglottitis.  In planning care of this child, the nurse should:

Before you prepare a final version of minutes, key a rough draft, double-spaced, and submit it to your manager for approval.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent about the prescribed use of his asthma medications.  Which of the following medications should the nurse instruct the client to use as needed before exercise?

A nurse is collecting data from a child who is in the postoperative period following a tonsillectomy.  Which of the following findings indicates postoperative bleeding?

What should be included in the nursing care of a 12-year-old child receiving radiation therapy for Hodgkin’s disease? (Select all that apply.)

A 4-year-old child is hospitalized with a suspected diagnosis of Wilms’ tumor. The nurse reviews the plan of care and should question which intervention that is written in the plan?

Which of the following is NOT a part of the gingival fiber group?

When the nurse if performing or assisting  the provider with a procedure, what is the priority action?

Sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), 1 gram orally four times daily, is prescribed for an adolescent with a urinary tract infection.  The medication label reads, “500-mg tablets.”  The nurse has determined that the prescribed dose is safe.  How many tablets per dose should the nurse administer to the adolescent?