The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency devoted to infection control and prevention in healthcare settings. What are the goals of the CDC? Select all that apply
a. Reduce catheter-associated adverse events (infections) by 50%
b. Reduce targeted antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections by 50%
c. Reduce all healthcare-associated infections by 75%
d. Establish guidelines for safety, knowledge, and skills to reduce infections
ANS: A, B
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A. Communicate as you would face-to-face. B. Follow the same rules of behavior online that you follow when dealing with individuals in person. C. Send copies of information only to individuals with a need to know. D. Use a communication style that will cause a reaction on the part of the receiver.
The primary care NP should understand that a drug is at a therapeutic level when it is:
a. at peak plasma level. b. past 4 or 5 half-lives. c. at its steady plasma state. d. between minimal effective concentration and toxic levels.
The nurse is providing care to a college student having a psychiatric emergency and related suicide attempt. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. Instruct the student how to place an order with dietary services. b. Determine if alcohol or illicit drugs have been used recently. c. Encourage the patient to verbalize his or her feelings about the event. d. Obtain a list of drug allergies from the student.
A nurse is educating a client who has just been diagnosed with a malignant mass. Which statement made by the nurse is accurate?
A) These are always a life-limiting diagnosis. B) These are abnormal growths of tissue that do not interfere with surrounding tissue. C) Typically, these are localized, treatable growths. D) Typically, these infiltrate surrounding tissue and can spread to distant areas of the body.