1.      Which should the nurse encourage for a school-aged patient to enhance a sense of accomplishment?

1.      The nurse is providing care to a school-aged patient who is overweight. Which nursing action is appropriate to enhance the child’s intake of a healthy diet?

1.      Parents bring their 8 year old child to the hospital with possible rheumatic fever. Which history finding most closely correlates with an increased risk of rheumatic fever?    

  1.      A pediatric nurse assesses the language skills of a preschool child. This nurse is assessing an aspect of which developmental domain?

1.      After several hours of labor, a nursing assessment reveals that a woman’s cervix is 5 cm dilated but contractions are becoming shorter and less frequent. The nurse knows that this labor pattern is described as:

1.      The appropriate nursing action to take when a laboring woman hyperventilates is to: 

The nurse is caring for a client who is a G5 P5. The client has just given birth to a 10 lb infant vaginally 30 minutes ago. Upon assessment, the nurse palpates the fundus that is boggy and 1 fingerbreath above the umbilicus and is midline. The client is producing large, quarter-sized clots and has saturated 3 peri pads so far. The client states she is dizzy, appears pale, is diaphoretic. The client states she feels like she “may vomit.” Vital signs: BP 80/40 mmHg, P 120 bpm, RR 26, T 98.7F, SpO2 91 % on room air.   Based on the scenario, state whether the following prescriptions would be anticipated, non-essential, or contraindicated.   Fundal massage until fundus becomes firm.

1.      The nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-aged child who states, “This is Bella, my bear. People tell me that they can’t hear Bella talking, but that hurts her feelings and makes her cry.” When documenting this interaction in the child’s medical record, which term should the nurse use?      

1.      The first priority nursing action that should be taken if the nurse sees a visible prolapse cord would be to:  

1.      After the client’s membranes have been artificially ruptured, how often should the nurse take the client’s temperature?