You are a nurse working with children of various ages. You would teach the caregivers not to give acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) to children:
a. of any age c. under 13 years
b. under 6 years d. under 18 years
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A Incorrect. You would teach the caregivers not to give acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) to children under 13 years, not of any age.
B Incorrect. You would teach the caregivers not to give acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) to children under 6 years of age, and not until they reach 13 years.
C Correct. Caregivers should not use aspirin to treat the pain and fever of viral illnesses such as influenza and varicella (chickenpox) in children under 13 years of age. The use of aspirin has been linked to the subsequent development of Reye's syndrome, which is a disorder combining both encephalopathy and fatty degeneration of the liver.
D Incorrect. You would teach the caregivers not to give acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) to children under the age of 13, not 18 years.
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