The nurse is caring for a child with iron deficiency anemia and has been ordered to administer 3 mg/kg/day of ferrous fumarate in one to two divided doses. This tells the nurse which of the following?
A) The child requires a prophylactic dose of iron.
B) The child has mild to moderate iron deficiency.
C) The child has severe iron deficiency.
D) The child is being prepared for packed red blood cell administration.
B
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1. dysmenorrhea. 2. menorrhagia. 3. metrorrhagia. 4. polymenorrhea.
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1. The ethical tenets of policy development 2. The basis for feminist theory 3. Virtue Ethics 4. The idea of distributive justice
During assessment of the reflexes in the newborn, the nurse notices that the newborn
baby turns her head in the direction of the touch when the cheek is stroked. What is this reflex called? A) Babinski's reflex B) Moro's reflex C) Stepping reflex D) Rooting reflex
The two structures that directly regulate visceral nerves are:
A. the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. B. the pituitary gland and the pineal gland. C. the pituitary gland and the medulla oblongata. D. the hypothalamus and the medulla oblongata.