Question

Mom brings in her two-year-old reporting the baby seems tired a lot and mom thinks her face and eyes seem sort of pale. And she reports that when they are outside she catches the baby earing dirt. Your work up reveals the baby has iron deficiency anemia. The advanced practice nurse includes which of the following in the recommended treatment plan?

Dose 6mg/kg/day iron in 3 doses avoiding foods high in ascorbic acid decre

Dose 6mg/kg/day iron in 3 doses through a straw to avoid staining teeth

Dose 6mg/kg/day iron ‘doubling up’ to compensate for missed doses

Dose 6mg/kg/day iron with food to enhance absorption by 66%

Answer 1

Answer ; Dose 6mg/kg/day iron in 3 doses through a straw to avoid staining teeth.

Reason ; In the given scenario, the practice nurse is providing administration instruction of iron supplement to the mother with 2 year kid. One of the main precaution she need to consider at that time of treatment plan is about staining these beacuse of these supplements, and these can be readily prevented by the above mentioned intervention. hence the above mentioned option would be the appropriate one.

During this supplement, it is necessary to have ascorbic acid intake, it is not appropriate to avoid these things. And if the dosing is missed, it should not be advised to take twice. Hence the other options are not relevant while making these treatment plan.