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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: 

Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect when a child with sickle cell anemia experiences an acute vasoocclusive crisis?

What is the most common clinical manifestation(s) of brain tumors in children?

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