Pediatric Drug Therapy
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| What is the preferred route for administering medication to children? | Oral route
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| The nurse can minimize the problem of an unpleasant-tasting drug by having the child do what? | Take drug through a straw to minimize the input of the unpleasant smell, which adds to the unpleasantness of oral medications.
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| What can be applied to the injection site if time permits? | EMLA (Eutectic mixture of local anesthetics = lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%)
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| What is the preferred muscle site for injections in small children and infants? | Vastus Lateralis
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| What needle size should be used for injections in the vastus lateralus? | 5/8 - 1 inch
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| What is the maximum volume to be administered I.M. to the vastus lateralis in infants? | 0.5ml or less
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| What is the maximum volume to be administered I.M. to the vastus lateralis in toddlers? | 1ml or less
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| What is the maximum volume to be administered I.M. to the vastus lateralis in pre-schoolers? | 2ml or less
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| What I.M. injection site is not safe for children under 5yrs of age? | Dorsogluteal
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| What is the volume to be administered I.M. to the Dorsogluteal region? | 1.5mL - 2mL
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| What needle size should be used for injections in the Dorsogluteal region? | 1/2 - 1 1/2 inch
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| What I.M. site has a more rapid absorption rate than the gluteal regions? | Deltoid
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| What needle size should be used for injections in the Deltoid region? | 1/2 - -1 inch
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| What is the volume to be administered subcutaneously? | 0.5mL or less
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| Where are intradermal injections given? | Ventral forearm
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| The nurse explains that for stability of the IV insertion site in an infant younger than 9 months of age, the insertion site is where? | A superficial scalp vein is the injection site for administering IV medication to infants younger than 9 months of age
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| How long must a child be in isolation during Tx of meningitis? | The child is isolated until antibiotic therapy has been administered for at least 24 hours
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| True or False: Opioids are avoided in Tx of children due to their underdevoped bodies risk for addiction. | False. The addiction risk is virtually nonexistent in children.
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| What is the formula used to calculate BSA? | Square root of [(weight in KG)x(Height in CM)/3600]
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| What is the minimum HR to administer Digoxin in infants? | 90 BPM
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| What is the minimum HR to administer Digoxin in children? | 70 BPM
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