Because the water in the infant's residential area is not fluoridated, when should the nurse suggest that the infant receive supplemental fluoride?
a. 2 months old
b. 4 months old
c. 5 months old
d. 6 months old
ANS: D
Fluoride supplementation should be initiated at 6 months of age if the water in the infant's residential area is not fluoridated.
You might also like to view...
After receiving new dentures the nurse provides instruction to an older patient on the use and their care. Which patient statement indicates that teaching about the dentures has been effective?
A) "I do not have to brush and floss my teeth every day.". B) "I suppose that I'll have to get these resized and adjusted from time to time.". C) "I'll have to change my diet to include only soft and pureed foods now I suppose.". D) "I've had to go to the dentist so often over the last few years and it's a relief not to have to anymore.".
A nurse is administering a medication using a volume-control administration set (e.g., Buretrol, Volutrol). Arrange the following steps in the order in which they would be performed. Number 1 is the one performed first
A. Inject the ordered medication into the volume-control chamber. B. Fill the volume-control chamber with the correct amount of intravenous fluid from the primary bag. C. Cleanse the port on the volume-control chamber. D. Prime the volume-control tubing. E. Open the lower clamp and start the infusion at the correct flow rate.
An _______________ is the surgical dissection of a body after death
Fill in the blanks with correct word
You are making a graph for the new community health nurse orientation about the similarities between the nursing process and the epidemiologic process. Based on your knowledge of these important processes,
what occurs in the epidemiologic process that is similar to the diagnosis phase of the nursing process? A) Data are gathered from reliable sources. B) Health care needs and assets are identified. C) Goals and objectives for care are established. D) Tentative hypothesis is formulated.