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A child in the emergency room is being treated with albuterol aerosol mist treatments for an acute asthma attack.  She requires treatment every two hours.  Which of the following adverse effect of the medication should the nurse expect?

The nurse is teaching the parents regarding the benefits of the Haemophilus influenza type B (HiB) vaccine. One of the benefits includes the decreased incidence of which condition?

The nurse is caring for a baby with a new diagnosis of Phenylketonuria (PKU). Which comments by the parents assure the nurse that they have a good understanding of this condition?   Select all that apply    

A nurse is caring for four patients of different developmental ages.  Which child is showing appropriate cognitive development according to Piaget’s theory?

By what age would you expect a child to sit steadily without support?

An 8-year-old boy presents to the emergency department: For the past 24 hours he has had a cough, wheezing, and increasing shortness of breath that began shortly after the onset of a low-grade fever and rhinorrhea. He is agitated and talking in short phrases only, with a respiratory rate of 40 per minute, a heart rate of 130 beats per minute, and an oxygen saturation of 89% on room air. Assessment of the chest reveals moderate supra- and substernal retractions. On auscultation, you note reduced breath sounds throughout the lung fields with widespread expiratory wheeze. Other than moderate clear nasal discharge, the remainder of the physical examination reveals no abnormalities. The diagnosis is acute asthma exacerbation. Indicate whether the nursing interventions below are Indicated (appropriate or necessary), Contraindicated (could be harmful), or Non-Essential (makes no difference or is not a priority at this time) for the patient’s care at this time. Assume you have health care provider orders for any of the following:  Place patient on humidified oxygen to maintain SaO2 greater than 95% [1] The nurse will educate the patient and parents about possible triggers to avoid [2] Start an IV to provide a means for hydration and medication administration [3]  

A 2 month old infant is admitted to the hospital unit with a skull fracture.  The nurse is taking the child’s history. The statement by the parent that would be most suspicious for physical abuse is:

It is time to give a 3-year-old boy his medication. Which approach is most likely to receive a positive response?

An 18 month old has returned to the clinic for a follow up after being treated for 3 days with antibiotics for acute otitis media.  The parent denies the child has been exhibiting ear pain, but states the child did cry very loudly at one point, pulled on their ear lobe and now has thick yellow discharge oozing from the ear canal. The drainage is indicative of:

Which is the best method of distraction for a 10 year old who is NPO and having surgery later today when inserting a central line?