The nurse is educating the 2-year-old patient’s parents on how to instill ear drops to treat acute otitis media. Which statement indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering from total hip replacement surgery. The patient has required increasing doses of IV morphine for pain control. The patient is again reporting 10/10 pain despite receiving 10 mg of morphine from the nurse, which is the top of the range ordered by the physician. The nurse monitors which of the following most closely?

The patient is a 5-year-old boy who presents with anticholinergic toxicity and has been prescribed physostigmine 0.02 mg/kg q10min until the patient’s heart rate drops to 100 beats per minute. The patient’s heart rate is 132 bpm and he weighs 42 pounds. It takes 40 minutes after the first dose for the patient’s heart rate to decrease to 100 bpm. How much total physostigmine, in mg, does the nurse administer? Input your answer to the nearest hundredth decimal place.