A client has been diagnosed with histoplasmosis lung infection. The nurse would anticipate treatment to include
a. amphotericin B.
b. corticosteroids.
c. isoniazid.
d. morphine.
A
Amphotericin B or itraconazole are the treatments of choice for fungal lung infections.
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The nurse is assisting with a BSE clinic. Which of these women reflect abnormal findings during the inspection phase of breast examination?
a. Woman whose nipples are in different planes (deviated). b. Woman whose left breast is slightly larger than her right. c. Nonpregnant woman whose skin is marked with linear striae. d. Pregnant woman whose breasts have a fine blue network of veins visible under the skin.
Which statement is true regarding the effects of caring for dying patients on nurses?
a. Attendance at funerals is inappropriate and will only create additional stress in nurses who are already at risk for burnout. b. Caring for dying patients is an expected part of nursing and will not affect the emotional health of the nurse if he or she maintains a professional approach with each patient and family. c. Most nurses who work with dying patients are able to balance care needs of patients with personal emotional needs. d. Provision of aggressive care to patients for whom they believe it is futile may result in personal ethical conflicts and burnout for nurses.
Serious and well controlled research studies on aging have been available:
a. Only in the past 50 years b. Since the turn of the 20th century c. Following the Great Depression d. Since the year 2000
When assessing both African-American and Hispanic males for genitourinary dys-function, the nurse asks:
a. Do the males in your family have a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)? b. Do you experience burning or other pain when you urinate? c. Is your urine ever bloody? d. Have you ever been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD)?