A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a child who experienced a

submersion injury. Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take?

Assist with intubation (airway)

A nurse is caring for a school-age child who is in 90 degree/90 degree skeletal traction.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Place the child on alternating pressure mattress

A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo pilocarpine

iontophoresis testing for cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the

nurse include in the teaching?

"The test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat"

(sweat chloride test)

Diagnostic confirmation of cystic fibrosis:

Chloride greater than 40 mEq/L for infants less than 3 months of age and greater than

60 mEq/L for all others

Sodium greater than 90 mEq/L.

A nurse is assessing a preschool-age child who has celiac disease. Which of the

following findings should the nurse expect?

Steatorrhea

Large, loose, fatty, sticky, foul-smelling stools

Steatorrhea

A nurse is caring for a toddler who is postoperative following cleft palate repair. Which

of the following actions should the nurse take?

Administer opioids for mouth pain

clear liquid diet

Cleft palate care