RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 1316 of 2368

A parent of an infant with a heart defect states, "If my baby vomits after a dose of medicine, I will not repeat the dose and will give the next one when scheduled." How should the nurse respond?

  1. That is incorrect; repeat the dose right away
  2. That is correct; do not repeat the dose
  3. That is incorrect; give half of the dose again
  4. That is correct; give the next dose early
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Correct answer: That is correct; do not repeat the dose

Missed or vomited doses are not repeated. The next dose is given at the scheduled time.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Congenital Heart Defects: HEALTH TEACHING. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026