To increase adherence in pediatric patients a prescription medication should:
1. Have a short half-life
2. Be the best tasting of the effective drugs
3. Be the least concentrated form of the medication
4. Be administered 3 or 4 times a day
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Florence Nightingale is noted to have provided the initial basis for evidence-based practice (EBP). She did this by: (Select all that apply.)
a. basing her work in trial and error as well as observation. b. using statistical data as a basis for improvements. c. applying statistical methods such as "pie charting" to display results. d. focusing on bedside care and ignoring nursing education. e. publishing the first EBP journal.
A newborn of 32 weeks' gestation who is in the intensive care nursery is not permitted to nurse at this time. The mother asks if she may use the electric breast pump once her milk comes in, so she may save it for the baby
What would be the most appropriate response from the nurse? a. "Breastfeeding may be too tiring for your baby. Have you considered bottle-feeding?" b. "Starting to pump now will help stimulate milk production." c. "The breast pump may cause engorgement if your baby is not nursing." d. "We still have time because your baby is NPO."
A first-postoperative-day patient received pain medication 6 hours ago. He states he is not experiencing pain but refuses to deep breathe and ambulate as ordered
The nursing student caring for him consults her instructor, asking whether it might be advisable to administer pain medication. The student is using a. the right brain hemisphere. b. the intrapersonal learning style. c. linguistic memory. d. critical thinking.
Is irradiation safe? Explain