The nurse is preparing to administer a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis immunization to a 3-month-old boy. The infant's mother asks why he needs the DTaP immunization at this age. Which of the following information should be given to her?

A 3-year-old boy is found choking by his mother after ingesting an earring. His mother immediately rushes him to the hospital. What emergency measures should the nurse do for a child who has aspirated a foreign object?

A 6-year-old is brought into the emergency room with severe diarrhea. What is the priority nursing action?

The nurse is preparing a care plan for a 5-year-old with enuresis. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action to help train a child to increase overnight dryness?

A patient is taking tacrolimus after receiving a kidney transplant. Which of the following symptoms indicates that the patient is experiencing a side effect of this medication?

The nurse is discharging a 5-year-old who underwent a tonsillectomy. What important instruction should the nurse give to the child's parents to prevent further complications?

A 9-year-old diagnosed with leukemia is also being treated for epilepsy. The physician prescribes carbamazepine 100 mg PO twice per day. The nurse should question this order because:

Which of the following nursing actions would be inappropriate when caring for a child with HIV?

A 4-year-old African American is brought to the clinic for frequent nosebleeds and has pale mucous membranes. He is diagnosed to have iron deficiency anemia. He is scheduled to start iron therapy. The mother asks the nurse about the likely cause of her son's illness. Which of the following is the correct response of the nurse?

A 7-year-old Chinese child presents to the emergency room with her parents. The child is febrile and hypotensive. The nurse observes red, welt-like lesions covering the child's back. What is the most likely cause of these lesions?

The physician orders lidocaine-prilocaine cream to apply to a patient's skin before a wart-removal procedure. How long before the procedure should the nurse apply the cream?

When developing a teaching plan for the parents of a child with aortic stenosis, the nurse would keep in mind that this disorder involves which of the following?

A 5-month-old is admitted to the hospital with chronic constipation, foul-smelling, ribbon-like stool, and abdominal distention. Upon assessment, the nurse suspects Hirschsprung's disease. The diagnosis is confirmed if a barium enema reveals:

A nurse is performing a developmental assessment on a four and a half year old. Which of the following findings is of the most concern?

A nurse is performing a developmental assessment on a 15-month-old. Which of the following findings is of the most concern?