A 4-month-old with meningococcal meningitis has just been admitted to the pediatric unit. Which nursing intervention has the highest priority?

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Question 1 of 5

A 4-month-old with meningococcal meningitis has just been admitted to the pediatric unit. Which nursing intervention has the highest priority?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A 3-year-old child is receiving dextrose 5% in water and half-normal saline solution at 100 ml/hour. Which sign or symptom suggests excessive I.V. fluid intake?

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3 of 5

Which assessment would lead the nurse to suspect that a newborn infant has a ventricular septal defect?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A child develops carditis from rheumatic fever. Which areas of the heart are affected by carditis?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A child with a known history of asthma is admitted to the hospital with a respiratory infection. Which action is the nurse's priority?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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