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Which of the following types of seizures may be difficult to detect?

When caring for a newborn with Down syndrome, what should the nurse be aware is the most common congenital anomaly associated with Down syndrome?

A 3-year-old child, with a history of frequent ear infections, has been diagnosed with mixed hearing loss. For which of the following complications should the nurse carefully assess the child?

A 5-year-old child is suspected of having Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy. Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse would support this diagnosis?

A boy with leukemia screams whenever he needs to be turned or moved. Which is the most probable cause of this pain?

Which is the priority nursing intervention for an unconscious child after a fall?

A nurse is assessing a new admission. The 6-month-old infant displays irritability, bulging fontanels, and setting sun eyes. The nurse would suspect: 

What is an important nursing intervention when caring for a child who is experiencing a seizure?

A child with osteomyelitis is receiving IV antibiotics. The nurse should monitor which of the child’s laboratory values to assess for possible toxicity to the medication?

A child is being admitted to the unit with thalassemia major. In preparing patient assignments, the charge nurse wants to assign a nurse to this child who can: