The nurse is providing instructions to parents of a 2-year-old child with a fever. The child weighs 33 pounds. Based on the recommended dose for ibuprofen, how much would the nurse instruct the parents to give as the lowest amount per dose?
What will be an ideal response?
75 mg
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a. the recipient directly pays the provider for services when they are performed. b. the recipient is directly reimbursed from an insurance company for services they paid for in advance. c. the government is the single entity to pay for all health care services provided. d. primary care services are delivered by a primary care provider who then refers to specialists.
What form of congenital retardation is she most likely to have?
A foster mother brings a 4-year-old child to see you for an evaluation. She has had custody of the girl for 2 weeks. She knows that the child was born in your state and that her maternal grandmother had custody for 6 months. She received good medical care during that time, but after her biologic mother obtained custody the child was abused and has had no further medical care. She says the child has had many behavioral problems and seems to be very behind on her developmental tasks. When you examine the child you notice short palpebral fissures, a wide nasal philtrum, and thin lips. Her cardiac, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and abdominal examinations are normal. Her Denver Developmental Screening Test shows most of her milestones have occurred only through the 24th month. A) Fetal alcohol syndrome B) Congenital hypothyroidism C) Down syndrome
Stakeholders might be defined as persons who:
A. Have expectations about care to be delivered. B. Have loaned money to the agency. C. Helped write the legislation for health care agency funding. D. Own stock in the agency.
A nurse performing an abdominal assessment is preparing to auscultate for bowel sounds. The nurse:
A. Begins in the right lower quadrant B. Uses the bell end of the stethoscope C. Holds the stethoscope firmly and deeply against the skin D. Listens for at least 1 minute before deciding that bowel sounds are absent