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armygirl

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Assessment of a newly-admitted patient reveals the characteristic signs and symptoms of cellulitis to the back of her hand.
 
  A swab of the patient's wound was ordered upon admission, but the results of culture and sensitivity (C&S) testing are not yet available. What strategy will most likely be adopted to treat this patient's infection?
  A) A narrow-spectrum antibiotic will be administered for 3 to 5 days and then reevaluated.
  B) The patient will be given antipyretics and analgesics until the C&S is complete.
  C) Empiric antimicrobial therapy will be implemented until laboratory results are available.
  D) Treatment will be supportive, rather than antimicrobial, until testing has been completed.

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A nurse who provides care on a pediatric unit of a hospital is aware that the potential for harm as a result of drug errors is higher among infants and children than adults. This fact is primarily due to
 
  A) the inability of infants and children and describe symptoms of adverse drug reactions.
  B) increased body surface area relative to body volume in infants and children.
  C) increased heart rate and subsequently rapid drug distribution among infants and children.
  D) immature liver and kidney function in infants and children.


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trampas

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


armygirl

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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