The nurse is discharging a client recovering from a Group A…
The nurse is discharging a client recovering from a Group A streptococcal throat infection. The doctor orders amoxicillin to be taken twice a day for 10 days. The nurse checks the dosage to ensure its safety. Is this a safe dose? (True or False) Weight: 36.4 kg Ordered dose: 455 mg PO every 12 hrs Recommended range: 25 mg/kg/day
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You are caring for a 6-year client who experiencing episodes of nocturnal enuresis. Knowing there is no physical abnormality which may be causing this issue, what interventions can the nurse provide to help the parents? (Select all that apply)
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The parents of a 2-year-old brings the child to the emergency department because he is coughing and grunting and has circumoral cyanosis. Upon assessment, the nurse observes that the child is tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanotic, exhibits nasal flaring & intercostal retraction. The nurse hears high-pitched inspiratory and expiratory crackles posteriorly in bases of the lungs on auscultation. Which condition is most likely present, based on these findings?
Read DetailsThe nurse is admitting an 8-year old patient with a recent h…
The nurse is admitting an 8-year old patient with a recent history of weight gain, edema and frothy urine. Labs have been sent. Which of the following findings would the nurse anticipate when labs return? (Select all that apply).
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