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The nurse is assessing a 12-year-old child with slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). Which of the following additional health problems would the nurse expect to find?  

An 8- month old  is brought into the Emergency Room.  He has been crying with his legs drawn up.  The parents report that it happened quickly and he has been vomiting a green bile-like substance. The ER doctor’s diagnosis is volvulus.  Knowing the risks, the nurse expects:

The nurse must rehydrate a severely dehydrated patient (12% weight loss).  The patient has already received a bolus of IV fluid (20 mL/kg over 20 minutes).  Based on the rehydration formula, the provider has ordered that the first 1/2 of the total volume needed, is to be administered in the first 8 hours.  If the patient weighs 21 kg, what would the rate of infusion be for the first 8 hours? REHYDRATION FORMULA weight up to 10 kg:  100 mL/kg/24 hr weight 11–20 kg:  1000 mL + (50 mL/kg for weight above 10 kg)/24 hr >20 kg:  1500 mL + (20 mL/kg for weight above 20 kg)/24 hr 1/2 of the total volume must be administered in the first 8 hours  

The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who is in the tonic phase of a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following is the most appropriate nursing action?

What interventions could the nurse include to educate parents of a 6-year-old with a history of severe constipation?  (Select All That Apply)  

You are caring for a 6-year client who experiencing episodes of nocturnal enuresis.  Knowing there is no physical abnormality which may be causing this issue, what interventions can the nurse provide to help the parents? (Select all that apply)

In Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA), which of the following are swapped within the heart’s anatomy?

The nurse is caring for a six-year-old with hydronephrosis. Which of the following would be the goal of treatment?

The nurse is caring for an infant with congestive heart failure. Which of the following are interventions used to decrease cardiac demands on the infant? (Select All That Apply)

The nurse is discharging a 10-year old child who suffered a minor concussion during a football game.  Which of the following statements by the parents indicate that more education is needed?