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The primary care nurse Free serum T4 and TSH levels
practitioner performs a physical
examination on a 9-month-old
infant with congenital
hypothyroidism who takes daily
levothyroxine sodium and notes a
recent slowing of the infant's
growth rate. What will the nurse
practitioner order?
A 4-year-old child has just been Assess the child's vital signs and ability to walk
released from the hospital after without pain.
orthopedic surgery on one leg
following a bicycle accident. The
child is sitting quietly on the exam
table. When asked to rate pain, the
child points to the "1" on a faces
rating pain scale. What will the
primary care nurse practitioner do
next?
, A 3-year-old child is recovering Have the child describe any pain as "no pain, a
from injuries sustained in a motor little pain, or a lot of pain."
vehicle accident. How will the
primary care nurse practitioner
evaluate this child's pain?
The primary care nurse Give the parents sick care instructions and
practitioner is assessing an ill 2- follow up in the clinic in the morning
month-old infant who is febrile
and refusing most fluids. The
preliminary blood work indicates a
viral infection and shows that the
infant is hydrated. The infant is
alert. The infant's parents are
attentive and live close by. What
will the nurse practitioner do?
The primary care nurse Effects and side effects of current medications
practitioner diagnoses a 5-year-
old child with asthma and
prescribes an oral steroid and a
short-acting beta-adrenergic
medication via a metered-dose
inhaler to manage acute
symptoms. Along with education
about the prescribed medications,
what information is important to
give the child's family at this visit?