A parent of an 8-month-old infant tells the nurse the baby recently met his grandparents for the first time, but then says, “He cried and screamed the whole time!”  What is the best response by the nurse?

A child with thalassemia is receiving long-term blood transfusion therapy for the treatment of this disorder.  Chelation therapy is prescribed as a result of too much iron from the transfusions. Which medication should the nurse anticipate to be prescribed?

A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old client who is postoperative tonsillectomy. Which of the following assessments would lead the nurse to suspect early hemorrhage?

The nurse is performing a newborn assessment and notes caput succedaneum. Which of the following best describes this condition? 

The nurse knows that which of the following hormones are essential for lactation?

While caring for an infant, the nurse hears an older child screaming in the next room and rushes there, forgetting to put the side rails up on the infant’s crib. The nurse returns to the room to find that the infant has fallen out of the crib and sustained a head injury. Based on the nurse’s action, which of the following is the nurse likely liable for?  

The nurse is assessing a newborn born at 28 weeks gestation. Which of the following findings would be of greatest concern when planning nursing interventions?

The nurse is caring for a client in labor whose membranes spontaneously rupture. The amniotic fluid is a pale yellow color.  The priority nursing action is to:

The following are the labs results for a client who completed their chemotherapy treatment.  The nurse expects that the HCP will order which course of treatment in relation to the client’s lab results?   Hemoglobin:           11.0 g/dL Hematocrit:             33% Platelet Count:       120,000/mm3 WBC:                     800/mm3  

A newborn’s axillary temperature is 97.6⁰F. The newborn is wearing a knitted cap and is swaddled in a blanket, but their T-shirt is damp with spit-up formula.  Room temperature is comfortably warm, and the crib is beside the mother’s bed away from the window and doors.  What is the most likely mechanism of heat loss for this newborn?