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A 6-month-old infant is brought to the emergency department in severe respiratory distress. A diagnosis of bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is made and the infant is admitted to the pediatric unit. Which of the following would the nurse expect to be part of the infant’s plan of care?

When caring for a child who is two hours post-op from a tonsillectomy, the nurse notes the child is continuously swallowing. What action should the nurse take first?

6. Identify the correct dose of insulin in the syringe.

1. A medication label has the following information:Solu-Medrol®500 mgFor IM or IV UseReconstitute with 8 mL Bacteriostatic Water with Benzyl Alcohol to yield a concentration of 62.5 mg/mLUse within 48 hours after mixing What diluent is recommended?

5. A medication label and accompanying insert contain the following information: Pfizerpen® penicillin G potassium for injection twenty million units For intravenous infusion only After reconstitution, solution should be refrigerated. Discard unused solution after 7 days. mL diluent added approx. concentration 75 mL 250,000 units/mL 33 mL 500,000 units/mL 11.5 mL 1,000,000 units/mL What is the expiration date and time if this medication is reconstituted on May 27 at 1415?

10. Identify the correct dose of insulin in the syringe.

4. A medication label has the following information:Solu-Medrol®500 mgFor IM or IV UseReconstitute with 8 mL Bacteriostatic Water with Benzyl Alcohol to yield a concentration of 62.5 mg/mLUse within 48 hours after mixing If a 375 mg dose is required, what volume will you draw up?

9. Identify the correct dose of insulin in the syringe.

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The nurse is percussing over the lungs of a patient with pneumonia. If the patient has atelectasis, what sound will the nurse hear?