The nurse is administering aspirin to an 8-year-old child with severe juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
The child weighs 66 lb. The dosage is 120 mg/kg/day in four divided doses. The medication comes in chewable tablets 100 mg/tablet. How many tablets per day will this child receive?
A) 2 tablets
B) 9 tablets
C) 16 tablets
D) 24 tablets
Ans: B
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Self-care measures the nurse or speech therapist should teach the client who has residual dysphagia after a stroke include (Select all that apply)
a. chewing each bite thoroughly. b. placing foods in the unaffected side of the mouth. c. sticking to only semi-liquids and very soft foods. d. turning the head to the unaffected side and checking for retained food.
A client who is on seizure precautions experiences a seizure while ambulating in the room. What should the nurse include in this client's documentation?
1. Who assisted the client back to bed. 2. Location of the seizure. 3. Duration of the seizure. 4. Status of airway and use of oxygen. 5. Who discovered the client.
The nurse is caring for a patient who has an acute attack of Ménière's disease. What action should the nurse take first?
a. Administer prescribed diuretics. b. Ensure that the patient is on fluid restriction. c. Help the patient into bed with side rails up. d. Administer an antianxiety medication.
The patient has a pulmonary artery catheter with multiple lumens in place. To administer intravenous medications, what is the least likely lumen the nurse will select for use?
A) Distal B) Proximal C) Proximal infusion D) Introducer