A nurse is caring for a child in acute respiratory distress.  Which finding should alert the nurse to the possibility of epiglottitis?

A 7-year-old child is 24 hours post-tonsillectomy. The nurse is assessing the child for potential complications.  Which finding would be most concerning and require immediate intervention?

A nurse in the children’s emergency room is admitting a child who has full-thickness burns to 40% of his body.  Which action should the nurse take first?

A parent asks the nurse why their teenager will need the MenACWY (meningococcal) vaccine before starting college.  Which explanation best reflects the priority reason for administering this vaccine at this age?

A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of a preschooler who has eczema. Which instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is performing a well-child assessment on an 8-year-old client who takes great pride in bringing school papers home.  The nurse recognizes that this behavior demonstrates which of the Erikson’s stages of development?

A nurse is caring for a child who has superficial partial-thickness burns to 30% of his body.  To meet the nutritional needs of the child, which action should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is teaching an adolescent about how to use a peak expiratory flow meter.  Which response by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is providing education to the parent of a toddler who is about to receive the MMR vaccine.  Which statement by the parent indicates understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer the first measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization to a 15-month-old toddler. Which finding is a contraindication for this immunization?