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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: 

The nurse is planning care for an 8-year-old child with a concussion. Which is descriptive of a concussion?

The nurse is planning a staff in-service on childhood spastic cerebral palsy. What characterizes spastic cerebral palsy?

A child with spina bifida occulta is started on a bowel management plan. The child’s mother questions why this is being done. The nurse’s response will be based on the understanding that lack of: