Based on knowledge of peptic ulcer disease (PUD), the nurse anticipates the presence of which bacteria when reviewing the laboratory data for a patient suspected of having PUD?
A. Micrococcus
B. Staphylococcus
C. Corynebacterium
D. Helicobacter pylori
Answer: D. Helicobacter pylori
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The client is lethargic and unable to clear oral secretions effectively. Which does the nurse use to suction oropharyngeal secretions from the client?
1. Delegate oral suctioning to the nursing assistant. 2. Loosen oral secretions with normal saline solution. 3. Suction the nose, mouth, and throat with catheter. 4. Use a clean catheter to suction the nose and mouth.
A client is being released from the inpatient psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and treatment with antipsychotic medications. The nurse should instruct the client to contact a health care provider immediately if exhibiting a/an:
A) Elevated temperature. B) Tremor. C) Decreased blood pressure. D) Weight gain.
A 75-year-old woman who often used to go out to dinner with her friends has stopped from going out because she has been experiencing urinary incontinence and is afraid of having an "accident" in public
When her child asks her why she doesn't go out with her friends anymore, she says, "I'm getting too old for such foolishness." How can the nurse best assist this client? A) Assist the client to view this functional limitation as temporary and treatable. B) Encourage the client to accept this consequence of growing old. C) Rephrase the situation to one of control, and allow the client to make the decisions. D) Teach the client that majority of older adults rate their health as good to excellent.
4. In collecting data with questionnaires, response rate is defined as the
a. percentage of questionnaires returned. b. total number of questionnaires returned. c. percentage of participants involved in the study. d. total amount of data being collected from participants.