CCRN Critical Care Nursing

Category - Pediatrics

A nurse is caring for a child with diarrhea due to salmonella infection. What order should be questioned by the nurse:
  1. ORS I tab dissolve in 150 ml water
  2. kaopectate, 1 tsp every bowel movement
  3. Paracetamol, 5ml for temperature = 37.8°C
  4. Ciprofloxacin 250 mg tab BID for 5 days
Explanation
Answer: B - Kaopectate will keep the stool in the intestines longer which could allow the organism to infect the intestinal mucosa. This drug has adsorbent and demulcent effects.
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