A client who is pregnant and had a child die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) asks the nurse whether there are measures that can be taken to prevent the second child from dying of SIDS. What would the nurse advise the client to do? 

The nurse teaches the parent how to attach a spacer to the metered-dose inhaler for a young child, citing which purpose of the spacer? 

The nurse is providing discharge teaching with the parents of a child hospitalized with RSV. Which information would be included in the nurse’s teaching plan? 

The nurse is introducing the concept of a written asthma action plan to the parent of a school-aged child. The nurse knows the teaching was ineffective when the parent states that which person requires a copy of the written asthma action plan? 

The nurse is teaching a patient about their new diagnosis of scoliosis with a Cobb angle of 30 degrees. Which of the following statements best indicates teaching has been effective? 

The emergency department nurse is working with the family of a newborn who died of sudden infant syndrome (SIDS). Which intervention will the nurse initiate for the family? 

A 2 year-old is scheduled to have a medical procedure. How would you best educated the patient? 

You have a 14 year-old girl who is brought to the clinic by her mom. She has a severe cough that has lasted greater than 2 weeks and has a “whooping” sound. You know this could be the possible communicable disease: 

The Ages and Stages questionnaires gives a snapshot of a child’s:

The nurse is visiting with the mother of a 10 month-old infant with cystic fibrosis. The mother is having a hard time understanding why her infant cannot have medicine that will help suppress the infant’s”terrible” cough. What is the nurse’s best response?