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Which of the following can be used to calculate pediatric drug dosing?  Select all that apply

A patient asks the nurse about using over-the counter (OTC)  medications. The nurse will tell the patient that OTC medications

The nurse gives 800 mg of a drug that has a half-life of 8 hours. How much drug will be left in the body in after 3 half lives (24 hours) if no additional drug is given?

The nurse notes in a patient’s medication history that the patient is taking allopurinol. Based on this finding, the nurse interprets that the patient has which disorder?

A nurse consults a drug manual before giving a medication to an 80-year-old patient. The manual states that older adult patients are at increased risk for hepatic side effects. Which action by the nurse is correct?

Which purpose does the evaluation phase of the nursing process serve?

The nurse prepares to change a patient’s medication from an IV to an oral form and notes that the oral form is ordered in a higher dose. The nurse understands that this is due to differences in

Based on our articles and videos this week, list/identify and summarize what you believe are the two strongest arguments in favor of internet sleuthing/“crowdsourcing justice,” and the two strongest arguments against it.   Considering both sets of arguments, what is your overall view of this phenomenon? Why? *** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, and Google Translate violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone or something else as your own.

Which of the following chromosome aberrations are considered to be stable aberrations, meaning that they can persist for generations because they are not lethal to the cell?

Bonus Question (0.5 points) Which of the following best describes the order in which electrons pass through and the resulting x-rays travel through the head of a linear accelerator? 1. Bending magnet, target, primary collimator, scattering foil, dual ion chamber, 2. Bending magnet, primary collimator, target, flattening filter, dual ion chamber 3. Bending magnet, target, primary collimator, flattening filter, dual ion chamber 4. Bending magnet, primary collimator, scattering foil, dual ion chamber