The Parent of a Toddler and a 4-Week-Old Infant Tells

question 14

Multiple Choice

The parent of a toddler and a 4-week-old infant tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the toddler has just been diagnosed with pertussis. What will the nurse practitioner do to prevent disease transmission to the infant?

• A) Administer the initial diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine.
• B) Instruct the parent to limit contact between the toddler and the infant.
• C) Order azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day in a single dose daily for 5 days.
• D) Prescribe erythromycin 10 mg/kg/dose four times daily for 14 days.

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Definitions:

Rate of Return

The gain or loss on an investment over a specified period, expressed as a percentage of the investment's initial cost.

Dollar-Weighted Return

A method of calculating an investment's return that takes into account the timing and amount of capital inflows and outflows.

Internal Rate

The internal rate of return (IRR) is a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of potential investments, representing the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Geometric Average

A statistical method of determining the average rate of return of a set of values, calculated by multiplying the values together and then taking the root by the number of values.