1. An immunized child with a serious puncture wound has been diagnosed with tetanus. Which of the following actions is critical for the unit charge nurse to perform?

2. A four year-old child is recovering from chicken pox (varicella). The parents would like to have the child return to day care as soon as possible. In order to ensure that the illness is no longer communicable, the nurse would assess for?

3. Which of the following is the best method to prevent the spread of infection to an immunosuppressed child?

4. An 8-year-old, African immigrant is admitted to the pediatric unit with elevated viral titers for the poliovirus. For which of the following signs/symptoms should the nurse carefully monitor the child?

5. The nurse assesses what clinical manifestation to be the priority in a child with Enterobius (pinworm)?

6. A 5-year-old child who has received no vaccinations is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of diphtheria. Which of the following signs/symptoms would the nurse expect to see?

7. Which of the following laboratory tests will be ordered to determine the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus antigen in an infant whose parent is HIV+?

8. The nurse should implement which precautions for a client who has scabies?