1.      The nurse is caring for a patient who is in the third trimester of pregnancy and has been diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia. Which is the nurse’s priority intervention to prevent seizures?

When a toddler claims that everything in the environment is “mine”, this is an example of:

Which form of discipline should the nurse encourage when providing care to the family of a toddler-aged child?

1.      A nurse in a pediatric clinic is collecting data from a preschooler who has suspected impetigo contagiosa. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to find with this skin condition?

1.      A child with a history of seizures arrives at the emergency department in status epileptic. Which is the priority nursing action?

1.      The nurse is caring for a woman in the first trimester of pregnancy whose body mass index (BMI) is 16.5 (considered to be a below normal BMI). Which nutritional counseling should the nurse provide?

Order: amoxicillin oral suspension 150 mg PO q8h for a child who weighs 41 lb. Recommended dosage: For children, 20-40 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours.  What is the recommended minimum daily dosage for this child in mg/day?   ______________ mg/day *Do not round answer until the end of the problem. Round answer to the nearest tenth.

1.      The physician orders Ceclor 125 mg po. If the Ceclor suspension is available in 250mg/5mL, how many milliliters should the nurse give the pediatric client? ____________________mL

1.      The nurse cares for a newly diagnosed pregnant woman with a history of three spontaneous abortions in the first trimester and an emergency Cesarean section because of breech presentation with her last pregnancy. Which health-care provider is most appropriate to care for this patient?      

1.      Which of the following is a characteristic symptom of schizophrenia in adolescents?