Aspirin is a part of the treatment for children with Kawasaki disease.

A child in compensated shock will which symptoms?

The primary problem in cystic fibrosis is the production of thin, watery mucus that helps clear airways.

You are discussing prevention of infective endocarditis with parents of a child with a complex congenital heart defect. A critical teaching point to emphasize includes:

Which congenital heart disease causes cyanosis when not repaired? (select all that apply)

An 18-month-old is admitted to the emergency department in hypovolemic shock. What would be the correct order of nursing interventions (assuming MD orders are written)?

Children with a history of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection are at an increase risk of developing asthma later in life.

Which intervention should be included in the plan of care for an infant with the nursing diagnosis Fluid Volume Excess related to congestive heart failure?

Which strategy is appropriate when feeding the infant with congestive heart failure?

Which type of respiratory condition is always considered an emergency?

The nurse is teaching parents about administering digoxin. What instructions should the nurse tell the parents?

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is suspected in a toddler. Which test is essential in establishing this diagnosis?

Phase 1 A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. Highlight the conditions requiring immediate follow-up in the “follow-up” category. Assessment: Weight:15.9 kg Height: 41 in Heart rate: 122 beats per minute Blood pressure: 96/44 Child is anxious, looks thin, and has dry lips and dry mucous membranes. Upon neck palpation the child has several enlarged cervical lymph nodes and has a “sweet odor to her breath, The remainder of the examination is within normal limits.

Phase 1 A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the lists of options provided. While assessing the child the nurse recognizes that ______, _____, and ____ are signs of _____, a possible diagnosis. The nurse anticipates the provider will order the following tests, _____ and _____ to help confirm or rule out the diagnosis

Phase 1 A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. Phase 2 The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones. The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the lists of options provided. Bases on the available test results the nurse suspects the child may be experiencing _____, because of _____ and _____ in the urine. The nurse anticipates that the child will need _____ and _____ as soon as possible.

Phase 1 A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. Phase 2 The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones. The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild. Below are several responses the nurse can make to the child’s grandparents. Drag and drop the nurse’s responses to the child’s grandparents to either ‘therapeutic” or “nontherapeutic” based on how you would best categorize the responses.

Phase 1 A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. Phase 2 The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones. The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild. Which of the following responses by the nurse are appropriate? (Select all that apply)

Phase 1 A 5 year old is brought to her pediatrician for an annual routine checkup. Her grandparents, who are also the legal guardians, are with her. The child has not seen her pediatrician in a year. The child recently had a visit to the urgent care center and was treated for strep throat. The grandparents are concerned about the child’s weight gain. They state no matter how much she eats she cannot gain weight and is hungry all of the time. Phase 2 The primary care office does not have a glucometer available, so the provider orders a urinalysis dip stick test. The urinalysis shows a glucose of over 500mg/dl with blood, leukocytes, and ketones. The results are shared with the grandparents along with the potential diagnosis and complications. The child’s grandparents are visibly upset and start asking the nurse questions about their grandchild. Place each nursing action for the infant’s care during hospitalization into one of the 3 categories: indicated (appropriate or necessary), contraindicated (could be harmful), or non-essential (makes no difference or not necessary)

A 5-year-old child with asthma is ordered albuterol. The nurse know that the primary action of albuterol is to:

A 3-year-old child with a complex cardiac defect is admitted with infective endocarditis. Management (in what order) would..

What nursing action is appropriate to take when an infant with a congenital heart defect has increased respiratory rate, is sweating, and is not feeding well?

While caring for an 18 month old male with a diagnosis of kawasaki disease, which of the following would be an indication of deterioration?

Samatha, age 4, has a glucose level of 329mg/dl. She is eating the following for lunch: grilled chicken, juice(15g carb), mashed potatoes (30g carb), applesauce (15g carb). Her insulin order is as follows: Provide insulin coverage for meals at 1 unit novolog/1 carbohydrate exchange (15g carb=1 carb exchange) and, Provide insulin correction for blood glucose level based on scale: Up to 249mg/dl: no correction 250-299 mg/dl: 0.5 unit novolog 300-349 mg/dl: 1 unit novolog 350-399 mg/dl: 1.5 unit novolog How much total insulin should Samantha receive?

The nurse encourages the mother of a toddler with acute laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB) to stay at the bedside as much as possible. What is the nurse’s primary rationale for this action?