A nurse has questioned why a patient's physician has prescribed a narrow-spectrum antibiotic rather than a broad-spectrum drug in the treatment of a patient's infection
Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics whenever possible?
A) Broad-spectrum antibiotics confound the results of subsequent culture and sensitivity testing.
B) Narrow-spectrum antibiotics normally require a shorter duration of treatment.
C) The efficacy of most narrow-spectrum antibiotics has not been proven.
D) The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for a superinfection.
D
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A full-term newborn weighs 3600 grams at birth. What would the nurse expect the newborn to weigh in grams 3 days later?
a. 2900 b. 3100 c. 3300 d. 3800
A 3-year-old girl has just been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes. Her parents are currently receiving education from the diabetes education nurse
How can the nurse best explain to the parents the etiology (cause) of their daughter's diabetes? A) "The problem that underlies her diabetes is that her own body has destroyed the cells in her pancreas that produce insulin." B) "It's not known exactly why your daughter has completely stopped making insulin, and treatment will consist of your rigidly controlling her diet." C) "This tendency to produce insufficient amounts of insulin is likely something that she inherited." D) "Environmental and lifestyle factors are known to play a part in the fact that her pancreas secretes and withholds insulin at the wrong times."
In helping nurse managers to manage their time, the chief nursing officer suggests that they:
a. Maintain a perfectionistic attitude. b. Set up a complaint list. c. Have good negotiation skills. d. Have good information literacy skills.
The nurse is performing a postpartum homecare visit. Which teaching has the highest priority?
1. Teaching or reviewing how to bathe the baby 2. Teaching how to thoroughly childproof the house 3. How many wet diapers the baby should have daily 4. Prevention of plagiocephaly