There are several reasons an organization might pursue sustainable initiatives. “As a result of significant increase in the number of non-compliance notices it received in a recent year, an organization increased sustainability training and focused management attention on sustainability.” This situation is an example of which type of reason to implement sustainable initiatives?

What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner teach the parents of a child who has new pressure-equalizing tubes (PET) in both ears? Parents should notice improved hearing in their child. Correct PET will help by reducing the number of ear infections the child has. The child should use earplugs when showering or bathing. The tubes will most likely remain in place for 3 to 4 years.

There is a population linear regression as follows:

Advanced bonus question (5 points) There is a sample linear regression with interaction term as follows:  

A 15-year-old female reports fainting at school in class on two occasions. The adolescent’s orthostatic blood pressures are normal. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner suspects a cardiac cause for these episodes and will order which tests before referring her to a pediatric cardiologist? 12-lead electrocardiogram Correct Endocardial biopsy Tilt table testing Treadmill exercise testing

For maximum effectiveness sustainable strategies are often implemented at which stage of an organization’s value chain?

Integrating sustainable business practices may help to identify new revenue streams for an organization.

A child is diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and will be treated as an outpatient. Which antibiotic will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner prescribe? Amoxicillin Correct Azithromycin Ceftriaxone Oseltamivir

Sustainability is an expense item only. An organization choosing sustainability will see reduced profits.

A school-age child has had nasal discharge and daytime cough but no fever for 12 days without improvement in symptoms. The child has not had antibiotics recently and there is no significant antibiotic resistance in the local community. What is the appropriate treatment for this child? Amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day Correct Amoxicillin 80-90 mg/kg/day Amoxicillin-clavulanate 80-90 mg/kg/day Saline irrigation for symptomatic relief