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A child with osteomyelitis is receiving IV antibiotics. The nurse should monitor which of the child’s laboratory values to assess for possible toxicity to the medication?

The nurse is planning care for an 8-year-old child with a concussion. Which is descriptive of a concussion?

The nurse is planning a staff in-service on childhood spastic cerebral palsy. What characterizes spastic cerebral palsy?

Which clinical manifestation should the nurse expect when a child with sickle cell anemia experiences an acute vasoocclusive crisis?

What is the most common clinical manifestation(s) of brain tumors in children?

A nurse is counseling a woman during a preconception counseling visit regarding environmental factors that would place the child at high risk for a cognitive deficit. Which of the following situations should the nurse include in the teaching session? Select all that apply. 

The nurse is teaching nursing students about childhood nervous system tumors. Which best describes a neuroblastoma?

Which should the nurse include when teaching the mother of a 9-month-old infant about administering liquid iron preparations?

What is the normal parameter of mitral valve?

What is the correct position of the transducer with regards to patient location?