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Which of these factors does NOT influence the behavior of hair? 

A mother comes into the pediatrician’s office with her 8 year old daughter who is coughing uncontrollably.  She has tried over the counter cough medications, but they have not been effective.  Her pediatrician prescribes a prescription strength cough medication to be used as needed every 4 hours.  If the child needs the medication every 4 hours, how many doses will she take in a day (24 hours)?

The nurse is to apply a transdermal patch to a patient’s arm.  Prior to administration, the nurse should label the patch with the following: (select all that apply):

The nurse should clean the pill cutter and pill crusher before and after every use?

During administration of eye drops, the nurse should teach the client to prevent systemic absorption of the drug by performing which action?

A nurse is ordered to administer a medication stat. When is the correct time to administer the medication? 

Order: Dilantin 190 mg po four times daily On Hand: Dilantin 125mg/7ml How many mL would you give per dose? (Round answer to nearest tenth)

A nurse is ordered to administer a medication ac. When is the correct time to administer the medication? 

When administering nasal drops, the patient should keep the head back for _____ minutes and breathe through mouth.

1500 is what in traditional time?