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A child is admitted to the hospital with asthma. Which assessment findings support this diagnosis?

Parents have a concern that their child is depressed. The nurse relates that which characteristic best describes children with depression?

Which of the following is not a thought process found in preschool children?

According to Erikson, which psychosocial task is developing in a preschool age child? 

A 14-year-old boy seems to be always eating, although his weight is appropriate for his height. What is the best explanation for this?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a child recently diagnosed with ADHD who has been prescribed methylphenidate (Ritalin). Which side effect should the nurse include in the teaching?

Place in order the sequence of maturational changes for girls. Begin with the first change seen, sequencing to the last change. 

What usually triggers the weight loss of anorexia nervosa?

How is chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) differentiated from acute otitis media (AOM)?

An adolescent girl tells the nurse that she is very suicidal. The nurse asks her whether she has a specific plan. Asking this should be considered: