The child with a sore throat is hospitalized with a tentative diagnosis of epiglottitis. Which diagnostic test result should the nurse plan to review to confirm the diagnosis?

The nurse completed teaching on care at home to the mother of a child post-tonsil and adenoidectomy (T&A) surgery. The nurse determines that the mother understands the instructions when the mother makes which statement?

The nurse is caring for the child who is postoperative tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) surgery. The nurse should further explore for signs of hemorrhage when obtaining which assessment finding?

The child who had a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) is brought to the postoperative recovery room. In which position should the nurse place the child?

The nurse is planning care for the infant newly diagnosed with tracheoesophageal fistula. Which potential problem should be the nurse’s priority?

The child is diagnosed with TB after returning to the US. from a trip to Africa. During the assessment, the nurse observes that the parents do not talk about the child’s diagnosis as TB or use the word “TB” but rather use only the word “it.” Which statement made by the nurse is best?

The home health nurse is planning a follow-up visit to the parents after their first-born and only child died from SIDS. Which action is most important for the nurse to include in the initial visit?

The nurse triages children involved in a school bus accident that resulted in the children being submerged in cold water. Which child has the greatest risk ofa respiratory arrest and should be triaged as the priority?

The nurse is caring for the child who is scheduled to have a bronchoscopy to remove a foreign body- Which interventions should the nurse complete prior to the procedure? Select all that apply.

The nurse educates parents about the nutritional needs of their child with CF. Which response by a parent indicates an understanding of the child’s nutritional needs?

The nurse is preparing the child with CF for discharge to home. The nurse determines that the parent needs further education when the parent makes which statement?

The child is diagnosed with CF. Which fact about CF should the nurse consider when developing the plan of care for the child?

Oxygen via simple facemask is prescribed for the hospitalized child diagnosed with mild intermittent asthma. Which items, brought by the parents from home, should the nurse remove from the room?

The nurse completes teaching the parent of the child with asthma about the peak flow meter. Which statement indicates that the teaching was effective?

The nurse is planning care for the child with CF. What assessment finding and associated intervention should the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is caring for the infant with bronchiolitis. Which goal should the nurse identify as essential?

The nurse is closely monitoring the hospitalized infant who has an acute URI. The nurse’s close monitoring is based on knowing that the infant has an increased risk for severe consequences due to which factor?

The triage nurse in the ED determines that the child is experiencing severe respiratory distress. Which assessment findings support the nurse’s conclusion?

The child is hospitalized after experiencing a sore throat and difficulty swallowing for a week. Laboratory tests reveal elevated WBCs, bands, and neutrophils. A throat culture completed a week ago showed Henwplzilus influenza type B. Based on the information, the nurse should be implementing interventions to treat which problem?

The child is hospitalized with acute LTB. In developing a plan of care, which nursing problem should the nurse consider the priority?

The child with asthma is prescribed albuterol MDI. Which statement should the nurse include when teaching the child how to administer this medication?

The nurse is preparing to perform chest physiotherapy on the child with CF. When should the nurse plan to perform the treatment?

The nurse completes teaching the parents of the 2-year-old hospitalized with epiglottitis about ciprofloxacin administration when at home. The nurse should document that teaching was effective when the parent makes which statement?

The mother of the 2-year-old telephones the clinic nurse to ask advice. The child has a temperature of 104°F (40°C) and a sore throat and has been drooling for a few days. The child is now sleepy. Which is the best advice by the nurse?

The nurse is developing the plan of care for the 5-year-old about to have a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A). Which problem should the nurse establish as priority?

The nurse assesses that the immunocompromised 5-month-01d infant is diaphoretic and has thick, tenacious secretions, poor cough effort, diarrhea, and anorexia. Which nursing problem should the nurse establish as priority?

The infant is hospitalized after having a respiratory infection and severe diarrhea for 5 days. The child has poor skin turgor, respirations 30 bpm, T 101.3°F (39°C), and watery green stools. The HCP prescribes an antipyretic and IV fluid of DSNS with a potassium additive. What nursing action is most important?

The nurse is caring for the child with bronchial asthma. Which statement is most important for the nurse to make when teaching the parents?

An albuterol nebulizer treatment is ordered for the 6-month-old infant hospitalized with LTB. The nurse understands that albuterol, when used as a nebulizer treatment, does what?

The community health nurse is evaluating the l6-year-old client’s 48-hour post-tuberculin skin test (TST). The nurse records a 6-mm induration noted at the injection site. During the assessment, the client gives the nurse a personal history. Which details should be most concerning to the nurse?

The 8-year-old weighing 25 kg is me scribed azithromycin 250-mg oral tablet daily to treat bacterial pneumonia. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The experienced nurse is observing the new nurse perform chest physiotherapy on the 8-month- old. The experienced nurse should intervene when observing the new nurse perform which action?

The nurse is formulating a plan of care for the 22-month—old child with an LTB. Which symptoms should indicate to the nurse that the child is experiencing impending respiratory failure?

The new nurse places the infant diagnosed with tracheoesophageal fistula under a radiant warmer with the infant’s head elevated at a 30-degree angle. Which statement to the infant’s mother indicates that the new nurse understands the most important reason for this position?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for the child with CF. Which outcomes would be best for the nurse to include?

The nurse is caring for the hospitalized adolescent who is being monitored by pulse oximetry. When the nurse enters the room, the pulse oximeter monitor is showing an oxygen saturation of 84% and alanning. What should the nurse do next?

The hospitalized child with severe asthma has ABGs of pH = 7.30, Pacoz = 49 mm Hg, and HCO3 = 24 mEq/L. Which signs and symptoms noted during the assessment should the nurse associate with the results?