Mrs. Treem is on isolation because she acquired a methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRS
A) infection after hospitalization for hip replacement surgery. What name is given to this type of infection?
A) nosocomial B) viral C) iatrogenic D) antimicrobial
A
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The nurse is caring for a woman who is undergoing an induction with oxytocin (Pitocin). The nurse explains to a nursing student that contraindications to labor induction include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Active genital herpes infection B. Breech presentation C. History of a myomectomy D. Severe hypertension E. Vasa previa or complete placenta previa
Your patient complains of sudden onset of swelling and pain in his scrotum. Assessment reveals a swollen scrotum with reddened skin that is taut with pitting. These findings most likely indicate
a. cryptorchidism. b. epididymitis from gonorrhea. c. orchitis caused by a bacterial infection. d. scrotal edema from trauma with possible testicular rupture.
In making the care plan for a client with Cushing's disease, the nurse would choose which diagnosis as a priority?
a. Activity Intolerance b. Pain, Chronic c. Risk for Fluid Volume Deficit d. Risk for Injury
Identify at least three contributing factors that may have affected the initial surgical count process
You are waiting for a patient booked for a routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy late in the afternoon. As you commence your surgical count with the circulating nurse, the surgeon arrives and tells you about his requirements. After this interruption, you complete the count and the surgery commences. Subsequently, in response to uncontrolled bleeding, the surgeon converts to an open procedure. Your circulating nurse has opened additional instruments and accountable items and you remain focused for some time on the surgical count and check of instruments. After 3 hours of surgery, the closure commences and you discover a discrepancy in the count. What will be an ideal response?