A nurse cares for a school-aged child with growth hormone (GH) deficiency. The child asks how long they will need to take GH injections. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

Your done with PEDS! Congratulations with completing this course. I hope you learned a lot and grew as a student. Reflecting back on our Peds class, tell me one thing that you personally improved on that made a positive impact to your studying habits, grades, or clinical assessment. _______

A nurse is caring for a child who has Kawasaki disease. Which of the following systems should the nurse monitor closely in response to this diagnosis?

A nurse is caring for an infant who has Tetralogy of fallot and is being admitted to the Peds unit for feeding difficulty and poor weight. During a lab draw, the infant becomes agitated. Generalized profound cyanosis is observed. The skin is cool to the touch. Tachypneic with nasal flaring and intercostal retractions are noted.  What action would the nurse take first?

Renal injury, hemolytic anemia, and thrombocytopenia are clinical manifestations of the disorder known as:

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided equally every 12 hr to a toddler who weighs 33 lb. Available is amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL per dose should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)  _______

The nurse caring for a child with nephrotic syndrome would anticipate which medication to be given for around 6 months?

A 10-year-old child presents to the Urgent Care center with a red macule rash that is secreting a honey-colored crust. The caregiver states the sore-like rash has spread over the last day, and the child complains of itching around the irritated area. The nurse suspects the bacterial infection of impetigo. What interventions would the nurse implement? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for an infant who has been fussy and has a visibly distended abdomen.  Which intervention should the nurse implement to best assess and monitor abdominal distention in this infant?

Acute epiglottitis is a serious obstructive inflammatory process of the upper airway that usually presents with: (select all that apply)