Antimicrobial catheters coated with silver or antibiotics have been shown to reduce the incidence of ________________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Silver coated antimicrobial catheters have been effective in reducing incidences of CAUTI in short term catheter use.
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a. "The biopsy test results will be confirmed again next week." b. "Of all the bad things to happen to me, now I have cancer on top of it all." c. "If I can live long enough to see my son get married, everything will be alright." d. "I don't like it, but I have cancer and that's the way it is."
The plan of care for a postoperative patient specifies that sterile 0.9% sodium chloride solution be used to clean the wound. What should the nurse do after reading this information?
A) Question the physician about the accuracy of this agent. B) Refuse to use 0.9% normal saline on a wound. C) Document the rationale for not changing the dressing. D) Continue with the dressing change as planned.
List five of the nine principles of adult learning that are essential for the LPN-RN student
What will be an ideal response?
Osteoarthritis most commonly affects
a. the hips and knees b. the fingers c. the spine d. small joints in the fingers, hands, and wrists