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Parents demonstrate understanding of treatment of infantile eczema when they say the following: "I know I have to follow all the directions while using the hydrocortisone cream." "I can use the hydrocortisone cream as many times a day as necessary." "If the cream doesn't seem to be helping, I will stop using it." "We will continue using the hydrocortisone cream even after the rash goes away."

"I know I have to follow all the directions while using the hydrocortisone cream."

The nurse is assisting with skin testing for allergies in a pediatric client. What will the nurse do to ensure the results are accurate? Apply a topical diphenhydramine cream to the site following each injection. Inject the allergens into the muscle of the child's forearm. Read the test results within 40 minutes of administration. Be certain the child has not received an antihistamine in the past 8 hours

Be certain the child has not received an antihistamine in the past 8 hours

A nurse instructor is teaching pregnant women how HIV can spread from mother to fetus without treatment. For the untreated child who contracts HIV through placental transmission, when will the child test positive for HIV? By 4 years of age By 6 months of age In early adult years After 10 years

By 6 months of age

A mother tells the clinic nurse that her family wants to go on vacation this year, but that they are afraid to go to their usual spot because their young daughter has problems with pollen-related allergies. What should the nurse recommend to this mother? Plan the vacation at a time when the pollen count is lowest. Go on vacation in the winter to a cold place. Do not plan a vacation--allergies will make it unpleasant for everyone. Plan the vacation anytime, but bring along plenty of antihistamines.

Plan the vacation at a time when the pollen count is lowest.

The nursing instructor is describing the events of anaphylaxis. Place the assessment findings in the order that they would occur from first to last.

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea Urticaria, angioedema Bronchospasm Hypoxia Seizures

The nurse is instructing a group of women of childbearing age about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during pregnancy. What would be a priority recommendation in this setting? Screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) Proper nutrition Screening for HIV Prophylactic treatment for HIV

Screening for HIV

The nurse receives a call from a parent whose toddler received a prescription for amoxicillin one teaspoon every 8 hours. The child has received 2 doses and the parent is noticing unusual symptoms. Which symptoms may indicate a severe penicillin allergy? Select all that apply. Wheezing Urticaria Seizures Serum sickness Incontinence

Wheezing Urticaria Serum sickness

A client in the fourth month of pregnancy has recently learned that the sexual partner is HIV-positive. The client agrees to be tested for the virus but asks, " If I am positive, how will it change my birth plan?" How will the nurse respond? You may want to consider a cesarean birth. You will be given antibiotics during labor to prevent transmission of HIV. The newborn will be taken to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) right away. You may need to consider having an epidural for your labor analgesia.

You may want to consider a cesarean birth.

The nurse is caring for a child who is having bronchospasm. The nurse would expect to administer what medication? corticosteroid albuterol epinephrine diphenhydramine

albuterol

The nurse is educating a child with a peanut allergy about the signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction. The nurse realizes additional teaching is needed when the child identifies which sign/symptom? anxiety itchy mouth nausea constipation

constipation