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A 2-year-old toddler is brought to the emergency department after accidentally ingesting household bleach. The caregiver reports that the child immediately began crying and is now drooling and refusing to swallow. The child has redness around the lips, a hoarse cry, and appears anxious. Which nursing action should the nurse perform first? 

The nurse is teaching parents about cast care. Which statement indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is assessing the skin of a child with folliculitis. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find? 

A nurse is caring for an infant with polydactyly. The x-ray confirms that there is a bone located in the digit. The parents express concern over the impact this condition will have on the child’s function. What is an appropriate response from the nurse?  

The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old child in traction. While performing a skin assessment, the nurse notices that the skin over a bony prominence is slightly red and irritated. Which action will the nurse take first? 

The nurse is caring for an infant with myelomeningocele. Which of the following would the nurse include in the preoperative plan of care for an infant with myelomeningocele? 

The nurse teaches the parents of a child with tinea capitis about the prescribed medication ketoconazole. Which statement indicates correct understanding? 

In order to plan care for a child with cerebral palsy, the nurse would need to recognize which of the following? 

An 8-year-old child was diagnosed with a closed fracture of the radius at approximately 1400. The fracture was reduced in the emergency department and the arm placed in a cast. At 2300, the child’s parent brings them back to the emergency department due to unrelenting pain that has not been relieved by the prescribed opioids. Which action is the priority?   

A nurse is caring for a 1-year-old child with osteogenesis imperfecta. Which statement indicates a need for further teaching?