A health care provider prescribes midazolam (Versed) syrup 0.5 mg/kg per mouth (PO) 30 minutes before a burn wound dressing change on a child. The medication label states: "Versed 2 mg/1 ml."
The child weighs 8 kg. The nurse prepares to administer the dose. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to administer the dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer in a whole number.
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A 92-year-old patient who lives alone comes to an appointment with a new neighbor. She reports that she just bought the neighbor a new car so that the neighbor would be more comfortable bringing the patient to appointments
The nurse suspects financial abuse. What should the nurse do? 1. Tell the neighbor that you are watching her. 2. Tell the patient to stop relying on the neighbor. 3. Tell the patient to move to a skilled nursing facility 4. Tell the state's protective agency the nurse suspects financial abuse.
A young adult who is mildly cognitively challenged is pregnant and concerned that if her baby is floating in water inside her, it will drown
Which of the following teaching strategies would you use to explain how it is safe for the baby to be in fluid in utero? A) Show her an illustration of a fetus in utero. B) Provide a taped explanation for her to play at home. C) Explain that it is safe for a small baby to be underwater. D) Advise her not to worry about things she cannot understand.
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) have attempted to reduce health care costs by decreasing:
a. hospital admission rates. b. length of hospital stay. c. outpatient services. d. specialty groups.
Sexual education was seldom taught in the United States until:
a. the sexual revolution of the 1960s b. Margaret Sanger's campaign for birth control in the 1920s c. the start of the 1950s d. the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the 1980s