A parent tells the nurse in the emergency department, "My 3-year-old has had a fever for several days and has been vomiting." After instituting ordered measures to reduce the fever, what nursing action is most important?
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23%
Preventing shivering
22%
Restricting oral fluids
28%
Measuring output hourly
27%
Taking vital signs hourly
The nurse observes that a 3-year-old child in a crib has a clamped jaw and is having a tonic-clonic seizure. What is the priority nursing responsibility at this time?
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4%
Apply restraints.
15%
Administer oxygen.
69%
Protect the child from self-injury.
13%
Insert a plastic airway in the child's mouth.
A child sitting on a chair in a playroom starts to have a tonic-clonic seizure with a clenched jaw.What is the nurse's best initial action?
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7%
Attempt to open the jaw.
51%
Place the child on the floor.
20%
Call out for assistance from staff.
22%
Place a pillow under the child's head.
A nurse is caring for a child with the diagnosis of meningitis. What clinical findings indicate an increase in intracranial pressure?
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31%
Bradycardia
22%
Hyperalertness
29%
Decreased pulse pressure
17%
Decreased systolic blood pressure
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