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?

Copy and Paste your Day 1 writing into this quiz by clicking here.  Today you should focus on the Personal Response portion of the Summary-Personal Response Essay. Your personal response will need a response thesis (agree, disagree, or partially agree with the author – use the author’s name and explain why in the thesis statement. Then create paragraphs that break down your response. Each paragraph should briefly identify a point made, but primarily focus on explaining your reasoning using stories and observations from your own life. Include details (such as names, places, brief bits of dialogue, internal feelings and emotions). This section may use first- and third-person point of view. The final personal response section should be 500-600 words.