The nurse is educating an adolescent and their parents on the diagnosis of Mononucleosis. What patient education would the nurse provide to the adolescent and their parents?

After a Harrington rod surgery, an adolescent has a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump that is set to allow morphine delivery every 6 minutes. Which statement by the family member indicates to the nurse that the family understands instructions about the PCA pump?

Which condition would the nurse suspect in the male client whose laboratory report shows creatine kinase levels higher than the normal range?

When planning nursing care for a child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, which would the nurse emphasize that the child and family must maintain?

The nurse is caring for a child diagnosed with scoliosis. What actions by the child would indicate a need for intervention by the nurse? Select all that apply.

Which strategy would the nurse apply when vaccinating a child to decrease pain and anxiety?

The nurse is completing a physical assessment of an adolescent male. Which assessment finding is consistent with secondary sex characteristics in an adolescent male?

Which information would the nurse share with an adolescent female suffering from severe cystic acne who is placed on isotretinoin?

Which nursing intervention is most important when caring for minority adolescents?

Which assessment finding does the nurse expect in a client diagnosed with early acute glomerulonephritis?

The nurse is counseling the family of a female school age child diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. What would the nurse include as a complication associated with the disorder if left untreated?

A client who weighs 138 pounds is to receive intravenous fluids. Calculate the total daily volume of intravenous maintenance fluids using the guidelines below. Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Record numerical answers only. 100 mL/kg/day for the first 10 kg of body weight 50 mL/kg/day for the next 10 kg of body weight 20 mL/kg/day for each kg above 20 kg of body weight

A client who weighs 76.5 kg is ordered hydromorphone 0.2 mg/kg/day intravenous push divided as needed every 6 hours. Available supply is 1 mg/mL. How many milliliters would the nurse administer in one dose? Round the answer to the nearest tenths place. Record the numeric answers only.

Which explanation would the nurse provide for the lower overall height differences in adolescent girls compared with boys?

What is the priority nursing intervention on an alert and oriented client who arrived to the emergency department after a head injury that occurred while playing basketball?

Which action by a parent of a school age child indicates understanding of the vaccination protocol to prevent cervical cancer?

The regulation of type 1 diabetes in an 8 year old is best attained with a combination of therapeutic modalities in addition to the administration of insulin. Which modalities would the nurse include in the teaching plan? Select all that apply.

Which action would the nurse suggest when a client reports feeling faint and lightheaded upon rising to a standing position after a spinal fusion surgery?

A parent tells the nurse that the 7 year old child has been biting their fingernails since beginning first grade. After analysis, the cause is determined to be increased stress. What advice would the nurse give the parent regarding this behavior?

A child is admitted to the pediatric unit after reported symptoms of bloody diarrhea, purpura, hypertension and an elevated blood urea nitrogen. Based on the clinical data what orders would the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is assessing a toddler with a large abdominal mass and pink-tinged urine in a diaper. The nurse would contact the provider to report which disorder?

Which action would the nurse take first when caring for a client who is admitted to the emergency department after experiencing a seizure?

What is the priority nursing action when implementing a transfer of a client with a spinal cord injury?