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You are caring for a child admitted to the pediatric unit with glomerulonephritis. The following orders are prescribed. Please order from first to last the interventions that should be completed for this client.

The 5 year old client below is brought to the ED for evaluation.  (worth 3 points) HPI Physical Exam Physician Orders Fever x 5 hoursHeadache to frontal regionConfusion and joint pain Temp: 38.9 CPositive Kernig’sOpisthotonousEchymotic rash to lower extremities 1. Portable CT scan STAT2. Lumbar Puncture STAT3. Airborne precautions4. Morphine 0.1 mg/kg/dose IVP Q 2hours prn headache 1. What should the nurse address first?2. What would the nurse expect to find upon reviewing the results of the Lumbar puncture?3. Which order should the nurse question?

Based on the event tree (above), what outcome is most likely to occur if you encounter an obstacle in the bike path while riding your bike? What is its probability?

What is the concept of Technology Pressure (a term coined by Dr. Davis) and how does it affect System Safety?

Which of the following nursing interventions must not be included when caring for a child with skin traction for the managment of a femur fracture? (Select all that apply.)

Several types of seizures can occur in the newborn. Which is characteristic of clonic seizures?

In System Engineering, we attempt to implement System Safety analysis very early in the design process. Why?

The AVPU Scale consists of an assessment of:

Based on the event tree (above), what outcome is least likely to occur if you encounter an obstacle in the bike path while riding your bike? What is its probability?

Given the cut sets from a Fault tree of: C, ABC, EDB, GEBA, BE, GHIK, CB, AB, & LMCO. Calculate the minimum cut sets.