When a 5-year-old patient is prescribed oxandrolone (Oxandrin) to promote weight gain, how would the nurse expect the drug to be administered?
A) Long-term
B) Short-term
C) Continuous
D) Intermittent
D
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Oxandrin is given intermittently to pediatric patients and should not be used on a daily basis for short, long, or continuous therapy.
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Tests for clonus are most commonly carried out on the
a. lower extremities. c. abdomen. b. upper extremities. d. neck.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An instructor is describing the development of cervical cancer to a group of students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which area as most commonly involved?
A) Internal cervical os B) Junction of the cervix and fundus C) Squamous-columnar junction D) External cervical os