The recommended dosage of rifampin for children younger than 1 month of age is 5 mg/kg/dose given q12h for 2 days. Rifampin syrup is available in 10 mg/mL
The number of milliliters of the rifampin syrup for 2 days' dosage for a 3-week-old, 9.9-lb infant is _______________.
a. 9 mL
b. 4.5 mL
c. 22.5 mL
d. 45 mL
ANS: A
You might also like to view...
The nurse recognizes that the pediatric client is from a cultural background different from that of the hospital staff. The nurse identifies this as a potential problem, and sets a nursing goal to:
1. Overlook or minimize the cultural differences that exist. 2. Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed through education. 3. Impose the nurse's cultural perspective on this family. 4. Encourage complementary beneficial cultural practices as primary therapies.
The nurse manager approaches the nursing supervisor asking for approval to incorporate 12-hour shifts into scheduling. The supervisor denies the request stating this staffing pattern was used previously with poor outcomes
Which response if made by the nurse may positively influence the supervisor? Select all that apply. 1. ?I agree it was not effective years ago; but other units have now had success with it.? 2. ?What were your specific concerns about the 12-hour shifts before?? 3. ?I think that it is unfair to refuse my unit the opportunity to try it based on the past.? 4. ?Why are you so opposed to this method of staffing on my unit?? 5. ?If we don?t offer alternate staffing patterns, our unit will remain short staffed.?
A researcher describes the characteristics of three groups of subjects in a study. What statistics should the researcher use to analyze this demographic data?
1. Inferential statistics. 2. Class intervals. 3. Descriptive statistics. 4. Measures of central tendency.
The nurse is teaching a class on coordinating care for families with a chronically ill member. Which response made by a student indicates a need for further teaching in the area of family assessment?
1. Identifying accessible community resources is an important aspect of family assessment. 2. Family engagement in shared health-care decision-making has little impact on health outcomes. 3. Lifestyle factors to assess include family access to food, housing, and transportation. 4. Money spent is not always linked to better health outcomes.