A patient with a viral infection receives ganciclovir (Cytovene) 5 mg/kg/day IVPB every morning. The patient weighs 110 pounds. 1 kg is equal to 2.2 pounds. Identify how many milligrams this patient will receive for this dose.

A young adult calls the clinic to ask for a prescription for “that new flu drug,” (oseltamivir, Tamiflu).  He says he has had the flu for almost 4 days and just heard about a drug that can reduce the symptoms. What is the nurse’s best response to his request?

A training strategy that some athletes use to build up muscle glycogen stores is known as

The optic foramen is found in the lower, outer quadrant in which of the following projections or methods?

A child will be receiving diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 5 mg/kg/day, in divided doses every 6 hours. The child weighs 80 pounds. 1 kg is equal to 2.2 pounds. Identify how many milligrams of medication the child will receive with each dose.

Mobile infants start to compare what they see to previous experiences

When would Koch’s Postulates be best utilized?

A patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia will be receiving pentamidine as an intravenous piggyback (IVPB) dose. The medication has been added to a 100-mL bag of D5W for the infusion, and it needs to infuse over 120 minutes. The tubing has a drip factor of 25gtts/mL. How many drips per minute will the nurse set the medication to run?

The arrow for question 54 on the above radiograph is pointing to the:

A capillary refill time of greater than 2 seconds is indicative of