The nurse is teaching a patient about infection prevention. The nurse points out that covering the mouth and nose with a tissue for a sneeze reduces the probability of infection spreading by which route?
a. Droplet
b. Airborne
c. Direct contact
d. Indirect contact
A
Infection from the droplet route requires the pathogens be expelled in droplets from the host and inhaled by another host.
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a. important nutrients. b. life-saving nutrients. c. essential nutrients. d. necessary nutrients.
The nurse is caring for a client who has turned cyanotic. The nurse concludes that the client could have decreased oxygen levels or:
1. kidney failure. 2. a failing spleen. 3. excess fluid levels. 4. decreased red blood cells.
Which action is most important for the nurse to teach the client with rheumatoid arthritis who is changing her drug therapy from methotrexate (Rheumatrex) to etanercept (Enbrel)?
A. The need for reliable contraception B. How to perform subcutaneous injections C. How to monitor the erythrocyte sedimentation rate D. The importance of reporting manifestations of infection to the health care provid-er
The _____ is/are responsible for oxygen and carbon dioxide transport from and to the maternal bloodstream
1. decidua basalis 2. blastocyst 3. germ layer 4. chorionic villi