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NR293: Lifespan and Culture (Chapters 3-4)
Questions and Answers Latest Update
What are the considerations between pregnancy and drugs? Ans: Drugs are
most harmful to the developing fetus in the first trimester.
Drug transfer to a fetus is most likely to occur during the last trimester of
pregnancy.
During pregnancy, what are factors that affect medication safety? Ans: Drug
properties
Fetal gestational age
Maternal factors
What is the relationship between drugs and breastfeeding? Ans: Drug levels
in breast milk are usually lower than those in the maternal circulation.
Breastfed infants are at risk for exposure to drugs consumed by the mother.
What are the age ranges of a neonate, infant, and child? Ans: Neonate: Birth
- 1 month
Infant: 1 month - 12 months
Child: 1 year - 12 years
What are physiological changes in pediatric patients? Ans: General:
Small bodies
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Immature organs
Decreased fat
Increased water.
GI:
Decreased gastric acid
Slow gastric emptying
Hepatic:
Immature liver
Decreased protein binding
Renal:
Immature kidneys
Brain:
Immature blood-brain barrier
Skin:
Thin skin
How would you dose pediatric patients? Ans: Measure weight in kilograms
(kg).
Body weight dosage calculations: mg/kg
© 2025 All rights reserved
NR293: Lifespan and Culture (Chapters 3-4)
Questions and Answers Latest Update
What are the considerations between pregnancy and drugs? Ans: Drugs are
most harmful to the developing fetus in the first trimester.
Drug transfer to a fetus is most likely to occur during the last trimester of
pregnancy.
During pregnancy, what are factors that affect medication safety? Ans: Drug
properties
Fetal gestational age
Maternal factors
What is the relationship between drugs and breastfeeding? Ans: Drug levels
in breast milk are usually lower than those in the maternal circulation.
Breastfed infants are at risk for exposure to drugs consumed by the mother.
What are the age ranges of a neonate, infant, and child? Ans: Neonate: Birth
- 1 month
Infant: 1 month - 12 months
Child: 1 year - 12 years
What are physiological changes in pediatric patients? Ans: General:
Small bodies
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Immature organs
Decreased fat
Increased water.
GI:
Decreased gastric acid
Slow gastric emptying
Hepatic:
Immature liver
Decreased protein binding
Renal:
Immature kidneys
Brain:
Immature blood-brain barrier
Skin:
Thin skin
How would you dose pediatric patients? Ans: Measure weight in kilograms
(kg).
Body weight dosage calculations: mg/kg
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