A child presents with a fever that has lasted for 4 days. Upon assessment, the nurse notes a strawberry tongue, reddened, painful skin on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and a diffuse, maculopapular rash. The rash do not blanch when pressure is applied. The nurse suspects which condition?
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A patient presents to the emergency department in diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse is aware that which intervention is the priority?
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The patient presents to the emergency department following an incident in which he sustained burns to his hands and forearms. The patient responds, “I don’t understand what everyone is concerned about – it doesn’t even hurt that bad.” Upon assessment, the nurse notes the entirety of the dermis has been destroyed and the wound base appears beefy red. The nurse anticipates the patient will be diagnosed with which type of burn?
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