When examining a nursery school–age child, the nurse finds multiple contusions over the body. Child abuse is suspected. Which statement indicates which findings should be documented?

An infant is being treated with antibiotic therapy for otitis media and develops an erythematous, fine, raised rash in the groin and suprapubic area. Which instruction or explanation will most likely be given to the mother?

Which treatment for paronychia would be the most appropriate?

A mother brings her child to the physician’s office because he complains of pain, redness, and tenderness of the left index finger. The child is diagnosed with a paronychia. The nurse suspects that which organism is the most likely cause?

A child is brought to the emergency department after an extended period of sledding with suspected frostbite of the hands. The nurse assesses the skin on the hands and documents it as:

The nurse is teaching the mother of a child with lice about treatment options. What is the most important information for the nurse to include when discussing lindane (Kwell) shampoo?

The nurse is discussing the appearance of a rash associated with varicella-zoster virus on a child in the pediatric unit with a student nurse. Which explanation about the rash would be correct?

What is the most important information for the nurse to give the parents of a child with fifth disease?

A 1-year-old child is treated in the clinic for a burn to the anterior surface of the left hand. What is the most accurate way for the nurse to measure burn size?

Each member of the family of a child diagnosed with pinworms is prescribed a single dose of pyrantel pamoate (Antiminth). What is the most important information for the nurse to tell the family?

A family that recently went camping brings their child to the clinic with a complaint of a rash after a tick bite. Lyme disease is suspected. The nurse would assess the child for which finding?

A mother is concerned that her 3-year-old child has been exposed to erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) and asks the nurse what symptoms to look for. What is the best response by the nurse?

A 4-year-old child is admitted to the burn unit with a circumferential burn to the left forearm. Which finding should be reported to the physician?

A mother reports that her 4-year-old child has been scratching at his rectum recently. Which infestation or condition should the nurse suspect?

The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with Kawasaki disease. What is the most accurate statement by the nurse?

A mother is concerned because her child was exposed to varicella in day care. Which statement by the nurse would be the most accurate?

A mother of a 5-month-old infant is planning a trip to the beach and asks for advice about sunscreen for her child. Which instruction should the nurse give the mother?

A parent tells the nurse that the skin in the diaper area of their 6-month-old infant is excoriated and red. What is the most appropriate information for the nurse to tell the parent?

A Mantoux test is ordered for a 6-year-old child. What is the most important action by the nurse?

A 7-year-old child is diagnosed with head lice. The mother asks what nits are. What is the most accurate response by the nurse?

The nurse is providing instructions to the parents about the treatment of head lice. What is the most important information for the nurse to provide?

A mother is concerned that her 9-month-old infant has scabies and brings her to the pediatric clinic. The nurse assesses the infant for which findings?

A 9-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with deep partial-thickness burns to 25% of his body. Which assessment finding would the nurse associate with a deep partial-thickness burn?

A 9-year-old child is being discharged from the hospital after severe urticaria caused by an allergy to nuts. What is the most important instruction for the nurse to give the parents?

A 12-year-old child with burns over 40% of his body is ordered to receive 1,500 ml of I.V. fluid over 6 hours. At what rate should the nurse set the infusion pump?

After treating her 16-month-old child with permethrin (Elimite) for scabies, the mother is concerned the cream didn’t work because the child is still scratching. What is the best information for the nurse to give the mother?

An 18-month-old child is admitted to the hospital for full-thickness burns to the anterior chest. The mother asks the nurse how the burn will heal. What is the best response by the nurse?

A 22-lb child is diagnosed with Kawasaki syndrome and started on gamma globulin therapy. The physician orders an I.V. infusion of gamma globulin, 2 g/kg, to run over 12 hours. The nurse calculates the correct dose as:

The nurse is providing instructions on the diagnosing of pinworms to a parent. The parent asks how many clear cellophane tape tests are necessary to detect infestations at 100% accuracy. What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a child with burns. Which statement by the nurse best describes the nutritional needs of a child who has burns?