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A 6-month-old is admitted for severe diarrhea.  Upon admission, which nursing assessment is most important?

The nurse is caring for a hospitalized 4-year-old boy.  His parents tell the nurse that they will be back to visit at 6 PM.  When the child asks the nurse when his parents are coming, the nurse’s best response would be which of the following?

A 12-year-old child has a finger stick blood glucose of 45 mg/dl.  Which of the following manifestations would the nurse expect to observe in this child?

The nurse reviews the following ABG: pH 7.52, pCO2  30mm Hg,   HCO3  26 mEq/L.  The nurse interprets this ABG as:  

The nurse is caring for a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia and notes that the platelet count is 25,000/mm3. What is an appropriate nursing action? 

A 6-year-old is admitted for rule/out seizure.  On the neurological exam, which of these findings would be of most concern to the nurse?

The nurse is assessing a 6-month-old healthy infant who weighed 7 pounds at birth.  The nurse should expect the infant to now weigh approximately how many pounds?

The nurse is to administer acetaminophen to a 2 1/2 year old child. The medication is prescribed at 15 mg/kg/dose.  The child weighs 12.3 kg. The acetaminophen suspension is 160mg/5ml. How many ml’s should the nurse administer for this dose? (round to 2 decimal points and label the answer). 

A nurse is caring for a client who has a postoperative ileus. The nasogastric tube has drained 2,500 mL in the past 6 hr. Which abnormality would the nurse expect to find?

A client is admitted with a history of multiple myeloma. The nurse should monitor for an increase in which lab value.