You are giving a 5 year old some acetaminophen. The dose ord…
You are giving a 5 year old some acetaminophen. The dose ordered for this child is 140mg. Acetaminophen comes in 160mg/5mls cups. How much will you need to draw up in the oral syringe to give the dose ordered? (Round to the nearest 10th)
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You are giving a 5 year old some acetaminophen. The dose ordered for this child is 140mg. Acetaminophen comes in 160mg/5mls cups. How much will you need to draw up in the oral syringe to give the dose ordered? (Round to the nearest 10th)
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A 5-month old boy is being treated for viral croup. The parents tell the nurse that their 7-year old daughter just recovered from the same condition. What is the nurse’s BEST response when the mother asks, “Why is my baby so sick that he needs to be hospitalized for the same illness?”
Read DetailsA 5-month old boy is being treated for viral croup. The pare…
A 5-month old boy is being treated for viral croup. The parents tell the nurse that their 7-year old daughter just recovered from the same condition. What is the nurse’s BEST response when the mother asks, “Why is my baby so sick that he needs to be hospitalized for the same illness?”
Read DetailsA 7-year old child arrives via ambulance with a history of a…
A 7-year old child arrives via ambulance with a history of asthma. The child’s oxygen saturation is 90% on a simple face-mask at 6 liters/minute yet slowly declining. The child is audibly wheezing, grunting, nasal flaring and looks “panicky”. His capillary refill is greater than 3 seconds. What interventions should the nurse anticipate for this child? Choose all that apply.
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