Which symptom is the most common for acute appendicitis?

A pediatrician suspects that a child has pinworms and instructs the nurse to assess the child for their presence. The nurse determines that which method is most reliable for assessing for pinworms?

The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for the parents of a child with celiac disease. What is the most important information for the nurse to include?

Nursing assessments in an infant with gastroenteritis should be directed toward detecting which potential problem?

An infant has been admitted to the hospital with gastroenteritis. What is the priority nursing diagnosis?

A mother calls the children’s clinic and tells the nurse she found her toddler with an open and empty bottle of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and wants to know what to do. What is the priority nursing intervention?

The nurse is providing preoperative care for a child diagnosed with appendicitis. What is the most appropriate intervention?

When assessing a client suspected of having pyloric stenosis, which finding should the nurse expect?

A neonate is suspected of having a tracheoesophageal fistula (type III/C). Which symptom would be seen on the initial assessment?

A neonate has been diagnosed with a unilateral complete cleft lip and cleft palate. The nurse formulating the care plan for this neonate will have which nursing diagnosis as a priority?

After surgical repair of a ruptured appendix, which position would be the most appropriate?

Which statement by the parent of a child being treated for pinworms indicates to the nurse that further teaching is necessary?

Which findings would the nurse assess in a premature neonate who may have necrotizing enterocolitis?

Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority in a 1-month-old infant admitted with projectile vomiting after feeding?

A 1-month-old infant is brought to the pediatrician’s office. His mother states that he’s fussy and cries as if in pain. He’s tolerating normal amounts of formula, gaining weight, and having episodes of paroxysmal abdominal cramping after feedings. These signs and symptoms indicate that the infant most likely has which condition?

A mother brings her 4-week-old child to the clinic. She states that he hasn’t been eating well and is lethargic when she holds and cuddles him. He has lost 7 oz (198.5 g) since birth. He’s otherwise healthy and has no congenital defects. Which condition is the pediatrician most likely to diagnose?

Postoperative care of a child with a ruptured appendix should include which treatment or intervention?

During an initial nursing assessment, a nurse determines that an 8-year-old child has right lower quadrant pain, a low-grade fever, nausea, rebound tenderness, and a positive psoas sign. The nurse suspects that the client has which condition?

A 15-year-old client needs a nasogastric tube inserted because of peritonitis caused by a ruptured appendix. The client is afraid that the procedure will hurt. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate to help decrease the client’s anxiety?

A 16-year-old African-American student visits a school nurse with complaints of nausea and fatigue. The nurse determines a need to check for jaundice. Which area of the body should the nurse examine?

A mother brings her 18-month-old child to the emergency department and tells a nurse that he has been ill for the past 2 days. He has a fever of 104.8° F (40.8° C), is irritable, has had diarrhea, and hasn’t been wetting his diaper much in the past 24 hours. The child is admitted to the pediatric unit for treatment of moderate dehydration and gastroenteritis. I.V. therapy and strict intake and output are ordered. As rehydration occurs, the child is started on oral feedings of a rehydration fluid. When caring for this child during the later stage of rehydration, the nurse should take which action?

A nurse caring for an infant with pyloric stenosis should expect to observe which laboratory values?