A pediatrician confirms a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease for a 2-year-old patient. The pediatric nurse knows that diagnostic criteria for this disease include:
A) cyanosis.
B) cracking lips.
C) strawberry tongue.
B, C
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During a routine visit, a parent of a school-age child states to the nurse, "I don't think my child wants me to help with anything anymore." The best response from the nurse should be:
1. "Continue to do what you have been doing for your child." 2. "Your child's ability to solve problems and assume more responsibility for herself is important." 3. "Just let your child know you are the parent, and that what you are doing is the right thing." 4. "Let your child know that she should inform you when she needs to have something done."
A nurse is caring for a woman who is positive for hepatitis B. What other screening tests does the nurse facilitate for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A. Cytomegalovirus B. Hepatitis B for household members C. Hepatitis B for intimate contacts D. Hepatitis C E. Parvovirus
To educate patients on health promotion measures to minimize the effect of normal age-related changes in immunity, the geriatric nurse
a. describes the effects of low-dosage anti-biotic therapy on opportunistic infections. b. reinforces the usefulness of lymphocyte counts to detect new infections. c. discusses the need for yearly flu immuni-zation. d. stresses the importance of maintaining intact skin and mucous membranes.
A child is being discharged from the hospital requiring complex, long-term care with medication administration through a central line and maintenance of oxygen administration by nasal cannula. A home health nurse will be visiting each day. What should the nurse teach the family members prior to hospital discharge?
1. How to insert an IV line 2. Nothing, the family is familiar with the care 3. Instruction on oxygen administration 4. How to remove a central line