While assessing a child, the nurse observes the child using their hands to push off their thighs to stand up from a sitting position. Which condition is this finding, a positive Gowers sign, most commonly associated with? 

A nurse is caring for a pediatric client with a newly placed plaster cast to the left tibia. Which of the following nursing interventions would be appropriate for this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is receiving a 6-year-old child in the emergency department (ED) after the child sustained an open fracture of his right tibia at school. EMS immobilized the limb, applied a sterile dressing to an open injury, and started a 20-gauge IV in the right antecubital. The child is alert but in pain.  What is the nurse’s priority assessment upon receiving the child? 

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?