A 3-year-old boy has developed otitis media and requires antibiotics. In order to increase the chance that the boy will take his prescribed medication, the nurse should
A) teach the boy about the fact that he will feel much better after he takes his medications.
B) have the mother hold the child firmly and sooth him while the drugs are administered.
C) offer a choice between liquid and chewable medications, if possible.
D) insert a central intravenous line.
C
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1. "Because my child has a mosaic trisomy, he will have some normal cells in his body, which means his disorder may not be as severe as in other children." 2. "Children born with mosaic trisomy do not pass the disorder on to their children." 3. "Mosaic trisomies are inherited from the father's side of the family." 4. "Mosaic trisomies occur in an ovum from an older woman."
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1. "I will put plugs in the electric sockets and tie up wires when my child is 7 months old." 2. "I need to apply locks to the doors under my kitchen sink." 3. "I will check the temperature of the bath water with a thermometer before putting the baby in the water." 4. "I will buy an approved car seat before going home, and use it whenever the baby is in the car."
The nurse caring for a patient whose sudden onset of sinus bradycardia is not responding adequately to atropine. What might be the treatment of choice for this patient?
A) Implanted pacemaker B) Trancutaneous pacemaker C) ICD D) Asynchronous defibrillator
The nurse is providing care to a child with folliculitis. Which of the following would the nurse expect to administer?
A) Topical mupirocin B) Oral cephalosporin C) Intravenous oxacillin D) Topical Eucerin cream