A child weighing 35.5 pounds has an oral medication ordered at 8:00 am. The recommended pediatric dosage is 3–5 mg/kg for the ordered drug. A safe dosage for this child would be:

What is the drug of choice for the relief of mild to moderate pain in infants and children? 

What statement by the parent of a hospitalized 3-year-old child indicates an understanding of the child’s needs? 

Which is the preferred way to counteract the effects of an unpleasant-tasting medication?

The nurse enters the room of a 2-month-old patient and observes the infant actively feeding with a propped formula bottle. What fact related to propping bottles should the nurse consider when preparing education for the family at this time? 

Six weeks after ligament injury an athlete expresses a desire to return to her sport, noting a lack of pain and swelling for the past 2 weeks. You caution her against returning to full function because the remodeling maturation time for ligaments is generally

Peripheral nerve injuries are typically traumatized from

In order for a ligament to properly remodel, all of the following conditions must be met except for

Following an acute injury to a muscle, which of the following physical therapy interventions would be implemented immediately?

An elderly female patient was admitted to the hospital with complaint of back pain. X-rays revealed an extremely common spontaneous fracture of the T12 vertebral body. Which of the following would be the most accurate classification of this fracture?