A Parent Calls the Nurse to Report That a 5-Year-Old

question 14

Multiple Choice

A parent calls the nurse to report that a 5-year-old child has taken five children's vitamins. Which action will the nurse take first?

• A) Ask whether the vitamins contain iron.
• B) Reassure the parent that over-the-counter vitamins are not toxic.
• C) Recommend that the parent take the child to the emergency department (ED).
• D) Tell the parent to watch for tarry stools and report them immediately.

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Definitions:

Oligopoly

A business environment where only a few enterprises have strong dominance in controlling market prices and the competitive landscape.

Marginal Cost

The monetary cost of fabricating one more unit of a product or service.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation showing how marginal revenue varies with changes in quantity sold.

Kinked

Often relating to the kinked-demand curve seen in oligopolistic markets, where firms face a price elasticity that abruptly changes as prices increase or decrease.