A child weighs 88 lb and has an order for morphine sulfate 7.5 mg subcutaneously every 8 hours prn. The recommended maximum dose for a child is 0.1 to 0.2 mg/kg/dose. What is the safe dosage range for this child?
What will be an ideal response?
4 to 8 mg/dose
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a. "I may need to drink more fluids to make more oxygen." b. "I may need to take an iron supplement so that I am not anemic." c. "I will need a multivitamin supplement for several months." d. "I will need to eat more fruits and vegetables."
A researcher is completing work on a qualitative research study and a classmate is completing work on a quantitative research study. Both students are writing their reports. What will be a basic difference in these two documents?
1. The qualitative study will report using inferential statistics, but the quantitative study will not. 2. The qualitative study will report using descriptive statistics, but the quantitative study will not. 3. The qualitative study will report using descriptive statistics and the quantitative study may use either descriptive or inferential statistics or both. 4. There should be no difference in the statistical tests.
A nurse is working with a patient with a personality disorder. Which situation best describes the patient's external response to stress?
1. The client attends group therapy. 2. The client uses meditation when upset. 3. The client changes the environment when upset. 4. The client engages in self-awareness exercises.
Following an abdominal laparoscopic procedure to examine the pelvic cavity, a client is concerned because she is passing gas through her vagina. The nurse should offer which response?
1. "I will give you some perineal pads in case fluid is also expelled." 2. "That is quite unusual. I will let your physician know." 3. "As long as you don't have severe pain or bleeding, it should be okay." 4. "This is normal following the procedure you had done."