A pediatric patient with a complex, chronic condition has a multidisciplinary care team. The patient’s family expresses frustration with receiving conflicting information from different team members. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for a nurse to take?
An infant with acute exacerbation of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is placed on mechanical ventilation. The most appropriate ventilator strategy is:
A patient has visitors whose loud talking and laughing disrupts other patients and visitors in the ICU. Which of the following is the most effective way for a nurse to address this situation?
An infant is admitted with tonic-clonic movement of the lower extremities. The most likely etiology of the seizure is:
An adolescent with recurrent leukemia expresses a desire to die peacefully. Weeks later, the patient is critically ill and the parents ask whether to escalate care. The nurse’s most appropriate response is:
