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The provider orders: Cefotaxime (Claforan) 200 mg IV every 12 hours.   The pediatric recommended dosage is 50 – 200 mg/kg per24hrs to be given every 12 hours.  The child weighs 14.6 kg.  a.) Figure the safe dose range for 24 hours and every 12 hours b.) Is the provider’s order in the safe range?

Which interventions should the nurse include in the home care instructions for the parents of a toddler who has a cast applied to the left forearm? (Select all that apply)

A 7-year-old boy is diagnosed with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy.  Which of the following nursing goals would be appropriate for this client?

The nurse’s assignment includes the following patients: a 3 year old with chicken pox, a 2 year old with measles, and a 4 month with rotovirus.  Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the care of these children? (Select all that apply)

The school nurse assessed a 12-year-old girl and found symptoms of scoliosis. Which nursing intervention would be the highest priority for this patient?

A 4-year-old with renal disease has been restricted to 600 cc of fluid for 24 hours.  The nursing intervention that would be most appropriate in assisting the child to cope with such a limitation is which of the following?

The provider orders Cefriaxone (Rocephin) 300mg IV every 12 hours.  The pediatric recommended dosage is 50 – 75 mg/kg per24hrs to be given every 12 hrs.   The infant weighs 9.2kg.  a.) Figure the safe dose range for 24 hours and every 12 hours. b.) Is the provider’s order within the safe range?

In the picture below, muscle numbered 5 is _______________________   

The phosphate transport system in bacteria imports phosphate into the cell even when the concentration of phosphate outside the cell is much lower than the cytoplasmic phosphate concentration. Because phosphate import depends on a pH gradient across the membrane, phosphate transport is most likely an example of which of the following transport processes?

Inhibition of which of the following metabolic pathways would result in decreased rates of CO2 production?