A nurse working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5-year-old child. The nurse will calculate the drug dosage by using
A) body surface area.
B) weight.
C) age in months.
D) age in years.
A
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a. Birth b. 2 months c. 3 months d. 4 months
After teaching a group of students about acute rheumatic fever, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as an assessment finding?
A) Janeway lesions B) Jerky movements of the face and upper extremities C) Black lines D) Osler nodes
Which of the following involves differentiation among the practices of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers?
1. Sovereign immunity 2. Respondeat superior 3. Scope of practice 4. Judicial law
A patient is about to begin treatment for latent tuberculosis with a short course of daily rifampin. The patient asks why rifapentine (Priftin) cannot be used, because it can be given twice weekly
What will the nurse tell this patient about rifapentine? a. It is more toxic than rifampin. b. It is not approved for treatment of latent TB. c. It is not well absorbed and thus not as effective. d. It will stain contact lenses orange.