As part of child health teaching to parents, the nurse describes the immune system as a group of barriers or processes that prevent infection. Tears when a child cries would be an example of which barrier or process?
A) A physical barrier
B) A mechanical barrier
C) A chemical process
D) A mechanical process
B
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Twenty-four hours after being transferred from the pediatric intensive care unit to the regular pediatrics floor, the seven-year-old child is asked about his experience in the PICU
The child says he was not in the PICU but came directly to the floor from the ambulance ride. The nurse recognizes this is a coping behavior for the child known as: 1. Repression. 2. Regression. 3. Amnesia. 4. Developmental delay.
The nurse is providing hand and foot care to a patient and notices the patient has extremely hard nails. Who is the person best prepared to provide nail care for patients with extremely hard nails?
a. Physician b. RN c. CNA d. Podiatrist
The prevalence of physical harm experienced by the healthcare workforce is
A. Considerably higher than other industries B. About the same as other industries C. Slightly higher than firefighter statistics D. Slightly lower than construction workers
What is the most likely diagnosis for the abnormality of her cervix?
A 28-year-old married clothing sales clerk comes to your clinic for her annual examination. She requests a refill on her birth control pills. Her only complaint is painless bleeding after intercourse. She denies any other symptoms. Her past medical history consists of two spontaneous vaginal deliveries. Her past six Pap smears have all been normal. She is married and has two children. Her mother is in good health and her father has high blood pressure. On examination you see a young woman appearing healthy and relaxed. Her vital signs are unremarkable and her head, eyes, ears, throat, neck, cardiac, lung, and abdominal examinations are normal. Visualization of the perineum shows no lesions or masses. Speculum examination shows a red mass at the os. On taking a Pap smear the mass bleeds easily. Bimanual examination shows no cervical motion tenderness and both ovaries are palpated and nontender. A) Carcinoma of the cervix B) Mucopurulent cervicitis C) Cervical polyp D) Retention cyst