A baby is found to have congenital syphilis. Which of the following treatments would you expect to see ordered?
a. erythromycin IM twice a day for 14 days
b. single dose of procaine penicillin G IM daily for 10 days or a regimen of aqueous crystalline penicillin G IV
c. penicillin V potassium crushed and administered in the feeding bottle with the baby's formula or expressed mother's milk
d. tetracycline for 14 days
B
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A Incorrect. Finding a baby to have congenital syphilis, the nurse would not expect to see orders for erythromycin IM twice a day for 14 days.
B Correct. Finding a baby to have congenital syphilis, the nurse would expect to see orders for a single dose of procaine penicillin G IM daily for 10 days or a regimen of aqueous crystalline penicillin G IV.
C Incorrect. Finding a baby to have congenital syphilis, the nurse would not expect to see orders for penicillin V potassium crushed and administered in the feeding bottle with the baby's formula or expressed mother's milk.
D Incorrect. Finding a baby to have congenital syphilis, the nurse would not expect to see orders for tetracycline for 14 days.
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