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vicky

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on: Jun 27, 2018
A nurse is assessing a pediatric patient prior to giving the meningococcal vaccine. Which statement by the father would be an indication not to give the patient the vaccine?
 
  1. She is allergic to those latex gloves you are using, so can you please use the latex-free ones?
   2. She is allergic to those latex-free gloves, so please use the latex gloves..
   3. She is allergic to gluten, so this vaccine should not be given..
   4. She is allergic to rubbing alcohol, so please do not cleanse the site with it..

Question 2

A 10-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department with a second-degree burn on her entire right arm and hand, anterior trunk, and genital area. The nurse assesses the BSA percentage burn as ___________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Amiracle

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
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1. The meningococcal vaccine should not be given to a child with a latex allergy.
2. Latex-free gloves do not cause hypersensitivity to the vaccine.
3. Gluten is not in the meningococcal vaccine.
4. Rubbing alcohol will not cause a major allergic reaction.

Answer to Question 2

22
Upper arm = 2.5, lower arm = 3, hand = 2.5, anterior trunk = 13, genitalia = 1, equals 22


vicky

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Excellent

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

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