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The physician has ordered rectal diazepam (Valium) for a 2-year-old boy with status epilepticus. Which of the following instructions is essential for the nurse to teach the parents?
 
  A) Monitor the level of sedation and the respiratory rate.
  B) Watch for a temperature elevation indicating infection.
  C) Gradually reduce the dose of medication.
  D) Monitor for an allergic reaction to the medication.

Question 2

Early postpartum hemorrhage is defined as a blood loss greater than _____ ml in the first _____ hours after _____ delivery.
 
  a. 500; 24; vaginal
  b. 750; 24; vaginal
  c. 1000; 48; cesarean
  d. 1500; 48; cesarean


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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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The average amount of bleeding after a vaginal birth is 500 ml.
Early postpartum hemorrhage occurs in the first 24 hours, not 48 hours. Blood loss after a cesarean averages 1000 ml.
Early postpartum hemorrhage is within the first 24 hours. Late postpartum hemorrhage is 48 hours and later.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 28, 2018
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