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audragclark · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The physician has ordered the postoperative four-year-old child to receive hydromorphine (Dilaudid) intravenously. The drug book lists a therapeutic range for Dilaudid to be 0.01 to 0.015 mg/kg/dose every three to four hours.

What would be the maximum therapeutic dose of Dilaudid if the child weighs 30 pounds? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. Standard Text:

Question 2

The nurse is teaching a teenage client newly diagnosed with type 1diabetes about complications of the disease. The nurse explains that clients with type 1 diabetes can avoid lipoatrophy by:

1. Rotating injection sites.
2. Checking blood sugars at mealtime and bedtime.
3. Using a sliding scale for additional coverage.
4. Administration of insulin via insulin pump.

xiazhe · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

0.2
Rationale : Your answer should have a 0 in front of the decimal and no 0 after the 2. Otherwise, you may contribute to a medication error.
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Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale 1: Lipoatrophy is caused by using the same insulin injection site.
Rationale 2: Checking blood sugars does not influence lipoatrophy.
Rationale 3: A sliding scale does not influence lipoatrophy.
Rationale 4: Insulin administration via pump doesn't influence lipoatrophy.
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