A male patient is diagnosed with transient hypogammoglobulinemia of infancy. The pediatric nurse providing care gives the patient's parents the information that this disease is self-limiting and that the patient will require:
A) antibiotics to treat this condition until his immune system becomes more mature.
B) limited antibiotics because his immune system may now be sensitive to many medications.
C) several days of testing to determine which antibiotics will be best for the patient.
D) no antibiotics at this time because he may have an allergic response.
A
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A) Capturing data at the point of care B) Performing secondary data analysis C) Using aggregated data D) Making decisions based on data