Brittany is a two-month-old receiving oral medications so the ...

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Brittany is a two-month-old receiving oral medications so the nurse should: plan to:
 
  a. administer her medications before meals.
  b. administer her medications rapidly, before she begins crying.
  c. ask the health care provider to change the route to parenteral.
  d. have the parents administer Brittany's medication.

Question 2

Pediatric drug dosages are usually best calculated on the basis of the child's:
 
  a. body surface area. c. height or length.
  b. age. d. weight.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Feedback
A Correct: Oral medications should be administered when birth to three-month-olds are hungry to better ensure complete consumption of medications.
B Incorrect: Oral medications should be administered slowly and in as a small a volume as possible.
C Incorrect: The oral route is the most common and least traumatic for a young infant.
D Incorrect: Parents can be taught by the nurse to administer Brittany's medication, if these are medications Brittany will be taking at home.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A Incorrect: Some drugs, such as antineoplastics, are calculated using BSA (body surface area), but most medication dosages for children are based on kg of body weight.
B Incorrect: Pediatric dosage calculations based on age alone generally are not accurate.
C Incorrect: Dosage calculations are not based on height.
D Correct: Most pediatric dosages are based on kg of body weight.