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A child has been diagnosed with impetigo that has developed a staph infection and has been started on Cephalexin. Which statement will the nurse provide in their teaching for this patient?

An elderly patient is brought to the Emergency Department. There are several ecchymosed areas over the face, neck, upper chest, abdomen and upper legs. The nurse’s priority intervention related to this assessment is:

23.  A plant supervisor was brought to the ER after an explosion caused burns to his hands and arms. The EMS team reports that a bio-hazardous chemical was reported to be the cause of the explosion. What is the nurse’s first action when receiving this patient in the ER?

A nurse  is caring for a patient placed on tetracycline due to a severe skin infection.  Which of the following statements by the nurse provides the client with the appropriate education about the medication: 

Dr. Jackson argues that human beings have basic growth tendencies genetically wired into them. Dr. Albright believes that humans are basically shaped by their environment. Dr. Jackson supports the _____ approach to development, while Dr. Albright advocates for the ______ approach.

Which one is NOT an example of scaffolding?

Which of the following best describes private speech, as proposed by Vygotsky?

A student is trying to remember a phone number by repeating it silently in their head until they can write it down. Which working memory component is most involved?

**This problem counts toward extra credit.** What is myelin?

Although Piaget’s theory was groundbreaking, it has also faced critiques. Which of the following is one of those critiques?