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The nurse is completing a physical examination of an 8-month-old infant.  Which of the following would be an abnormal finding suggestive of cerebral palsy?

A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular (IM) injection to a preschool child.  Which of the following muscle groups is contraindicated?

Which of these approaches would be most appropriate for the nurse to use when speaking with an adolescent scheduled for a leg amputation for treatment of osteosarcoma?

Order: Administer 100ml of pedialyte via nasogastric tube over 25 minutes.  Calculate the milliliters per hour (ml/hr) to set the feeding pump.

A nurse is positioning a newborn postoperatively after myelomeningocele repair.  Which of these positions should the nurse utilize? 

When assessing an infant with hypospadias the nurse would expect to note which of these clinical manifestations?

A school-age child has these medications ordered.  Which medication would the nurse administer to treat central precocious puberty?

Which of these factors in a toddler’s history is most likely related to the development of conductive hearing loss?

Order: Ampicillin 1000mg, intravenously, every 6 hours, for pneumonia Child’s weight: 15kg Safe dose: 50-100 mg/kg/dose every 6 hours (max dose: 8 grams of ampicillin/day) a) What is the safe low dose (mg/dose) for this child? b) What is the safe high dose (mg/dose) for this child? c) Is the ordered dose safe?

A child with growth hormone deficiency asks the nurse how long he will need to take growth hormone injections.  Which of these responses would be most appropriate for the nurse to state?