When the ICU nurse administers medications to a pediatric ICU patient, the dosage is based on the
A) child's gestational age.
B) patient's vital signs.
C) standard dosage chart for age.
D) child's weight in kilograms.
D
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a. "Because women are usually more sexually active than men, they are at higher risk for infections." b. "Men have a prostate gland that protects them against urinary tract infections." c. "The female urethra is longer than a male making women more prone to infections." d. "Hormone changes during pregnancy and pressure of the uterus on the bladder can make women more prone to UTIs."
What traits describe visceral muscles?
a. Smooth and voluntary b. Smooth and involuntary c. Striated and voluntary d. Striated and involuntary
Which tissue(s) or organ(s) should be evaluated in a man who begins to have fluid secretion from the breast?
A. Posterior pituitary and testes B. Adrenal medulla and adrenal cortex C. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary D. Parathyroid and islets of Langerhans
If this is a seizure, it most likely represents which type?
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