How much medication must be administered for the following order? Used with permission of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Order: Cipro 500 mg
What will be an ideal response?
2 tablets
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Specific functions of the pediatric nurse in primary care include which task(s)?
1. Assisting with physician examinations and performing diagnostic tests 2. Developing medical diagnoses and implementing a plan of care 3. Conducting medical examinations 4. Prescribing medication for the children
X : l = 0.5 : 5
x = _____ a. 0.l b. 10 c. l.0 d. 2.5
The nurse cares for an alert, homeless older adult patient who was admitted to the hospital with a chronic foot infection. Which intervention is the most appropriate for the nurse to include in the discharge plan for this patient?
a. Refer the patient to social services for further assessment. b. Teach the patient how to assess and care for the foot infection. c. Schedule the patient to return to outpatient services for foot care. d. Give the patient written information about shelters and meal sites.
A 9-year-old child is in the hospital preparing for major abdominal surgery for a tumor on a kidney. The parents of the child tell the nurse that they don't want the child to receive narcotics for pain postoperatively
The best response by the nurse is: 1. "Okay, I'll tell the doctor not to order any. Are you sure you want to do this?" 2. "You do not have a choice of medication. Decisions involving pain relief are up to the health care providers.". 3. "The pain for your child will be severe. Can you tell me why you feel this way?" 4. "The pain will be severe. Why don't we ask your child about this?"