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geodog55

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The nurse recognizes that ____ of hospitalized children have special needs.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The patient is 38 years old and is in her second postoperative day after placement of an intramedullary rod in her left femur. She is receiving analgesia via a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device.
 
  The inappropriate intervention related to caring for a patient with a PCA is: a. Maintaining the system.
  b. Recording activations of the system.
  c. Administering the analgesia to the patient.
  d. Monitoring the patient's pain.



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Answer to Question 1

35
thirty-five
Children with special needs comprise 35 of the pediatric hospitalization admissions.

Answer to Question 2

C
With the PCA system of medication administration, the patient can self-administer an analgesic by pressing a control button. The nurse should not give medication doses by pushing the control button.



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