It is late winter when a 7-year-old child reports to the school nurse with fever, headache, myalgia, and glandular swelling. After assessment the nurse's preliminary diagnosis includes the viral infection most commonly known as ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
mumps
The classic indication of mumps is parotid glandular swelling, although a number of
children will have no such swelling. This is often accompanied by fever. The parents
should be notified and provided with educational information regarding care of the child
with the mumps.
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a. 9 units/hr b. 90 milliunits/hr c. 30 milliunits/min d. 3 milliunits/min
A drug representative is providing education on barbiturates to the nurses on a unit. The drug representative correctly explains that most barbiturates are considered nonselective central nerv-ous system depressants, with the exception of
a. thiopental. b. secobarbital (Seconal). c. butabarbital (Butisol). d. phenobarbital (Luminal).
According to the 2003-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey study of dietary intake, the group at highest risk for inadequate calcium intake was:
1. The elderly (over age 60 years) 2. Teenage females 3. Teenage males 4. Preschoolers
"Quantity sufficient" is abbreviated as
A. qs. B. sq. C. sl. D. aq.