A medication that is ordered PC is given:
A. orally
B. prn
C. before eating
D. after eating
D
D. A medication may be ordered PC (after meals).
A. An oral medication is one given by mouth.
B. A medication that is ordered prn (pro re nata) is intended to be given according to circumstances or when needed.
C. A medication may be ordered AC (before meals).
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The nurse is assessing a family to determine if they have access to adequate health care. Which of the following statements accurately describes how certain families are affected by common barriers to health care?
A) After a decade of escalation, the percentage of children living in low-income families has been on the decline since 2000. B) White, non-Hispanic children overall are more likely than African American and Hispanic children to be in very good or excellent health. C) The proportion of children between the ages of 6 and 18 who are overweight is decreasing, but a large increase is occurring in African American females. D) The overall health care plan of working families may improve access to specialty care but limit access to preventive services.
A patient is prescribed Zovirax 300 mg. The medication is available in 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse provide to the patient for each dose? _______ tabs
What will be an ideal response?
A conceptual framework may be defined as a well-formulated deductive system of abstract formal propositions
A) True B) False
The organization that grew out of the United Nations and whose goal is to attain the highest possible level of health for all persons is the:
1. Economic and Social Council 2. World Health Organization 3. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) 4. World Health Assembly (WHA)