Ten days later, A.P.'s mother calls you and states, "I think she has lice again! We worked so hard to get rid of
them and clean everything. Is there something else we can use to treat her? What do we do now?".
What would you tell A.P.'s mother at this time?
Reassure her that relapses may occur despite her best efforts. Review with her what she did to treat
A.P.'s lice infestation and what she did to clean items in the home. Instruct her to repeat treatment
with the over-the-counter permethrin, or to call her child's health care provider for a prescription
product such as spinosad (Natroba) or benzyl alcohol lotion 5% (Ulesfia). Emphasize the importance
of treating items that A.P. has contacted by machine washing and drying using the hot water and hot
air cycles. Lastly, refer her to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for more
information: www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/index.html.
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a. Transcribe the order and change the medication administration record to show the liquid form. b. Use up the rest of the tablets by crushing them and giving them dissolved in water. c. Order the liquid form from the pharmacy as ordered. d. Inquire if the physician wants the dose to be the same as the pill.
A patient comes into the emergency department after ingesting 50 650 mg tablets of arthritis-strength acetaminophen (Tylenol) 2 hours ago
What interventions will the nurse prepare to implement at this time? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Provide medication to induce vomiting. 2. Prepare to insert a nasogastric tube for gastric lavage. 3. Contact the pharmacy for activated charcoal. 4. Draw a serum acetaminophen level. 5. Administer N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (Mucomyst).
The nurse would select as a snack for a 4-year-old child with cystic fibrosis
a. An orange b. Pretzels c. Apple sauce d. Prune juice
Chronic adrenocortical insufficiency is also referred to as:
a. Graves' disease. c. Cushing's syndrome. b. Addison's disease. d. Hashimoto's disease.