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nmorano1

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Electrolytes are not measured by weight; their electrical activity is expressed in milliequivalents. The nurse clarifies that 1 milliequivalent of potassium has the same combining power as 1 milliequivalent of:
 
  a. nitrogen.
  b. oxygen.
  c. hydrogen.
  d. magnesium.

Question 2

A nurse assessing a 2-month-old infant expects the infant to:
 
  a. crawl on the floor.
  b. creep on the floor.
  c. sit up steadily without support.
  d. hold its head up while in the prone position.


Joc

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Electrolytes are measured in milliequivalents: 1 milliequivalent of any electrolyte is equal to 1 milliequivalent of hydrogen.

Answer to Question 2

D
At 2 months the infant is able to hold the head up while in the prone position. Infants may crawl at 7 months and creep at about 9 months. By the end of the seventh month infants can sit up steadily without support.


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