The nurse is caring for 4 pediatric clients on an inpatient medical unit. Which of the following clients does the nurse refer to the dietitian as a priority for nutritional care due to their increased risk for chronic malnutrition?

A new nurse is observing a nurse conduct an initial assessment of a 4-year-old client with epiglottitis. The nurse picks up a tongue depressor to begin examining the client's throat. Which of the following actions should the new nurse do first?

A child is brought into the clinic with scabies. The parents want to know how this infestation causes itching. Which of the following responses by the nurse explains the pathophysiology of scabies?

The nurse is caring for a client, a female aged 9, with acute onset hyperthermia due to hyperthyroidism. Which of the following interventions would be inappropriate to include in the care of this client?

A 5 year-old child is admitted to hospital with maculopapular rash for three days and a onset of high fever four days ago. A nasal swab reveals the child has the measles virus. The mother states that their child was not immunized. The child's vital signs are heart rate 99, temperature 98.7° F (37.1 °C), respiratory rate 16 breaths per minute. The child is sleeping comfortably in an isolation room. What is a nursing priority at this time?

A nurse is caring for a postoperative child who has undergone the removal of a brain tumor. The nurse checks the head dressing and notes a colorless drainage on the dressing. Which of following interventions should the nurse perform next?

A public health nurse is teaching immunization to preschool-aged children in a daycare center.

A nurse administers the morning dose of regular insulin to a 4-year-old client with diabetes mellitus (DM). At breakfast time, the client refused to eat. Two hours later the client is irritable and very pale.

The nurse is conducting a morning assessment on an 8 year-old client with conjunctivitis. 

Which of the following assessment findings prompts the nurse to call the ophthalmologist?

The nurse is speaking to the parents of a child with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) regarding nutritional management. 

Which of the following statements made by the parents indicates a need for further teaching?