A patient has been diagnosed with hypovolemia.Which prescriptions for hydration should the nurse question? Select all that apply.

A) 0.9% (normal) saline at 100 mL/hr
B) Lactated Ringer's solution at 100 mL/hr
C) D₅₀W at 100 mL/hr
D) D₅W solution at 100 mL/hr

In Piaget's learning theory,learning is the reduction of the information presented to us in a variety of ways.

The nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which task will the nurse assign to the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) ?

A) Performing the first postoperative pouch change
B) Maintaining a nasogastric tube
C) Administering an enema
D) Digitally removing stool

The Ecological model focuses attention on the interaction between behavioral patterns and the social environment.

Which age group should the pediatric nurse recognize as being vulnerable to events that lessen their feeling of control and power?

A) Infants
B) Toddlers
C) Preschoolers
D) School-age children

A registered nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a 5-year-old child.To make the child feel safer during the examination the nurse should do which of the following?

A) Examine the child's fingernails before listening to his breath sounds.
B) Question only the child so as to avoid unwanted parental influence.
C) Perform palpation before visual inspection.
D) Calls the parents by their first names to establish a more trusting bond.