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Parents of a toddler have questions on the DTaP vaccine and what it is providing protection against. Which of the following communicable disease is this vaccine used for?

Jessie is 3 years old and weighs 28 lbs. Her MD has ordered griseofulvin suspension 5mg/kg every 12 hours for scabies treatment. The concentration is 125mg/5ml. In verifying the label dosing instructions, how many teaspoons would be correct to give for each dose?

The skin assessment of those infected with scabies would reveal

While assisting the RN in the ICU with a closed head injury you notice the patient’s vital sign trends are not consistent and don’t seem to have a normal baseline. The patient is not responsive and needs to be on a ventilator. You suspect he has trauma to which area of the brain?

The patient’s family member has brought the patient in after having a seizure. The family stated this was the first seizure in over a year. After reviewing medication records the phenytoin (Dilantin) level is drawn. The results show a level of 8.7mg/L. The nurse will anticipate which of the following actions will be taken? 

In providing education on bladder training to the family and the patient who suffers from a neurogenic bladder after having a stroke, the nurse provides correct information when which of the following statements is made? 

A 9-year-old, with a known seizure disorder, presents to the emergency room for treatment of a laceration on his head. The mother states her son has a history of simple partial seizures but this time he just dropped to the floor without warning. This new behavior could be a sign his seizure activity is progressing into: 

At 1300 the assessment findings of a patient with a head injury was alert but confused to place, easily arousable with light touch, T=97oF, P=86, Resp rate=18, BP=130/66, pupils 4mm which are equal and reactive. While performing neuro checks every hour which set of changes in assessment would be an indicator of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?

____ is the drug of choice for management for patients who suffer from either generalized or partial seizures. 

The patient who suffers from Myasthenia Gravis needs further education when she states which of the following: “I will…