A child with suspected pertussis is admitted to the hospital. During assessment of the child, the nurse observes a cough with which characteristics?

A nurse is administering a blood transfusion to a client with sickle cell anemia. Which assessment findings would indicate that the client is having a transfusion reaction?

What is a nurse’s role with the parents of a child who has been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia?

The nurse is assessing a child with sickle cell anemia. Which bone-related complication would the nurse be alert for during assessment?

Which assessment finding would indicate vaso-occlusive crisis in a child with sickle cell anemia?

The parents of a child with sickle cell anemia ask the nurse what would be a priority factor in the prevention of infection for their child. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is reviewing the interventions listed in the plan of care for a child in vaso-occlusive crisis. What is the most important intervention for the nurse to implement?

The nurse is being observed by a group of student nurses while assessing a child in vaso-occlusive crisis. A student asks the nurse why she did not palpate the child’s abdomen. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is preparing a treatment plan for a child with sickle cell anemia in vaso-occlusive crisis. What is the most important nursing intervention for the nurse to include?

A parent is inquiring about their child who tested positive for sickle cell trait. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is providing postoperative care to a client with sickle cell anemia. What is the most important intervention for the nurse to include in the plan of care?

The nurse has just admitted a client with sickle cell crisis. What is the priority intervention by the nurse?

A preschool teacher has just found out she is pregnant. She asks the school nurse if there is any communicable disease that requires isolating an infected child from pregnant women. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse would expect the physician to order which medication as the treatment of choice for scarlet fever?

The nurse is assessing a client in the emergency department suspected of being in vaso-occlusive crisis. Which assessment findings would indicate that the client is having a vaso-occlusive crisis?

Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching parents about the care of a child with chickenpox?

A child is admitted with scarlet fever. Which causative agent does the nurse identify as a contributor to this infection?

A mother infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) inquires about the possibility of breastfeeding her newborn. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Which subjective assessment finding helps diagnose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in children?

Parents of a child with Kawasaki disease should be taught the importance of keeping follow-up appointments to monitor and prevent which complication?

A child has recently been admitted to the pediatric unit with laboratory values indicating an increase in hemoglobin A2. Based on this finding, the nurse should expect to follow a care plan based on which condition?

Which finding yields a poor prognosis for a child with leukemia?

Which schedule is recommended for the immunization of normal infants and children in the first year of life?

A 3-year-old sister of a neonate is diagnosed with pertussis. The mother has a history of having been immunized as a child. Which information should be included in teaching the mother about possible infection of her neonate?

A 4-year-old child has a petechial rash but is otherwise well. The platelet count is 20,000/ml, and the hemoglobin level and white blood cell (WBC) count are normal. Which diagnosis is most likely?

A mother brings her 5-year-old child to the clinic and asks the nurse how often a child should receive the influenza virus vaccine. Which response would be the most accurate?

Which approach should be included in the diagnostic workup for a 12- month-old infant who’s suspected of having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

Which instruction should be included in a nurse’s discharge teaching for the parents of a newborn diagnosed with sickle cell anemia?

A 14-year-old girl is admitted for sickle cell crisis. Which nursing intervention would be the most important?

A child enrolled in a private preparatory school has been diagnosed with scarlet fever. Several parents have called the school and voiced concern over the risk of their children becoming infected. The parents are requesting that the infected child be isolated for one month. It is most appropriate for the nurse to tell the parents that respiratory isolation of an infected child is necessary: