The parents of a 7–month-old child, being seen at the clinic for the administration of a hepatitis B vaccine, ask if their child be can also be given a vaccine to prevent the chickenpox during this visit. The best response by the nurse is:
1. "It will be less stressful to administer both shots during this visit."
2. "The additional injection will make your child run a fever."
3. "You really should wait and come back next month for this immunization."
4. "This immunization is not offered until after the age of 12 months."
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Rationale 1: This response by the nurse is incorrect since the first dose of varicella vaccine cannot be given until 12 to 15 months of age.
Rationale 2: This response by the nurse is incorrect since the first dose of varicella vaccine cannot be given until 12 to 15 months of age.
Rationale 3: The child will only be 8 months old if returning to the office in one month; therefore, this response by the nurse is incorrect since the first dose of varicella vaccine cannot be given until 12 to 15 months of age.
Rationale 4: This response by the nurse is correct since the first dose of varicella vaccine cannot be given until 12 to 15 months of age.
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A) "Cardioversion will essentially 'reset' the cells in your heart that control the electrical activity." B) "The essence of cardioversion is the destruction of some of the misfiring cells that are throwing off your heart's rhythm." C) "Cardioversion will provide an electrical signal that will boost the strength of your heart's electrical activity." D) "Cardioversion replaces your heart's self-conduction with an electrical signal that is provided artificially."
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a. a lung tumor that has displaced normal lung tissue. b. large distance between the lungs and the chest wall. c. a pneumothorax with collapse of the lung. d. complete airway obstruction.
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A) 100 B) 125 C) 150 D) 175
The pediatric nurse working in a hospital setting knows that the following patients would be appropriate candidates for the "fast track" system
Select all answers that apply. A) A child with a minor sprain B) A child with an ear infection C) A child scheduled for a tonsillectomy D) A child receiving chemotherapy for cancer