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The pediatrician has ordered ampicillin 450 mg tid. The child weighs 32 pounds.  The drug reference states the recommended dose for children is 25-50 mg/kg/day divided into 3 evenly spaced doses. What is the maximum safe dose (round to whole number) per 24 hours for this child? 

Which assessment findings would be significant for a child with cirrhosis?

The nurse is admitting a client who is in liver failure and has esophageal varices. Which prescription will the nurse anticipate the health care provider to prescribe?  

A client who has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer tells the nurse, “I know that my chances are not very good, but I do not feel ready to die yet.”  Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a client scheduled for a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as treatment for morbid obesity.  Which instructions by the nurse is highest priority?  Select all that apply

The nurse receives change-of-shift report about the following four clients.  Which patient will the nurse assess first?

What structures are located in the abdominal region right upper quadrant? 

The nurse is caring for a client with advanced cirrhosis who is prescribed lactulose.  Which finding indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A home health nurse is doing an inital assessment of a geriatric client.  Which assessment information is an indication of increased risk for malnutrition?

The nurse is caring for a client with hepatic encephalopathy who is required to consume 50 grams of protein each day. Which item should the nurse provide to the client for a mid-afternoon snack?