Which of the following age-related factors that may impact dosing are shared by both pediatric and
geriatric patients?
A. lower pH of stomach
B. thinner skin
C. decreased kidney function
D. increased circulation
B
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He recruits a nursing informaticist and a chief medical in-formatics officer to begin the process of planning the education and roll-out of the new electronic system. The CNO could be viewed as the: a. resistor. b. innovator. c. change agent. d. strategist.
A client is prescribed an anticonvulsant. Why should the nurse advise the client not to stop taking the drug abruptly?
A) It may cause loss in appetite. B) It may trigger status epilepticus. C) It may cause alopecia. D) It may cause severe and ugly skin rashes.
Emergency personnel are preparing to complete an on-the-scene rapid assessment of a victim of a motor vehicle crash. In which order should the victim's assessment be completed? Place the assessments in order of importance
1. assessment for obvious injuries 2. Champion Revised Trauma Scoring System 3. airway and breathing assessment 4. circulation assessment 5. level of consciousness and pupillary function
A newborn girl is discovered to have congenital adrenogenital hyperplasia. When assessing her, you would expect to find which physical characteristic?
A) Small for gestational age B) Abnormal facial features C) Enlarged clitoris D) Divergent vision