Which of the following statements most accurately reflects renal physiologic development in children?

You are caring for a patient undergoing a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Following resection of the tumor you notice that the patient’s urine output has increased to 15 mL/kg/hr. The MOST appropriate intervention at this point is the administration of:

The nurse is caring for a patient who has suffered a fall causing a traumatic brain injury.  The nurse is aware of the increased risk for a provoked seizure due to the injury.  Which of the following is a seizure precaution the nurse should provide?

You are faced today with taking an acutely intoxicated 57 y.o. male for emergency laparotomy.  Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding potential concerns?

Under normal conditions, cerebral autoregulation maintains cerebral blood flow constant over what range of mean arterial pressures?

An older adult with Parkinson’s disease is prescribed an anticholinergic medication. What information should the nurse include when teaching the patient about this classification of medication?

The nurse is obtaining a history and conducting an assessment of a patient who has Parkinson’s disease at a follow-up appointment. The nurse observes resting tremors. What is another observation the nurse may observe while examining this patient?

You are preparing to anesthetize an 8-year-old child with Trisomy 21 for bilateral myringotomy and tympanostomy tubes, tonsillectomy, and adenoidectomy. The patient has normal thyroid function tests, a small, restrictive ASD, and is in the 95th percentile for weight. Choose the best anesthesia plan for this patient.

The nurse is preparing a frightened two-year-old for a lumbar puncture. For this procedure, the nurse should place the child in which position?

A patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of chest pain that has lasted longer than 1 hour and is unrelieved by nitroglycerin. The patient’s electrocardiogram reveals elevation of the ST segment. Initial cardiac troponin levels are negative. The patient is receiving oxygen via nasal cannula. Which drug should be given immediately?