The zone of Earth comprising all forms of life in the sea, on land, and in the air.
Answer: Biosphere
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a. Provide oral care after each episode of emesis. b. Apply a skin barrier to the patient's perineal area. c. Check the patient to see if he has a fecal impaction. d. Administer antiemetic medication with a sip of water.
A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV infection who has been prescribed highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). What should the nurse warn the patient that inconsistent ad-ministration of the drug can result in?
a. HIV strain becoming resistant to the drug b. Decrease in antibodies in the circulating volume c. Addition of another antiretroviral agent to the protocol d. Rapid increase in the symptoms of AIDS
The nursing instructor is discussing benign versus malignant cells in the pathophysiology class. What distinguishes malignant cells from benign cells of the same tissue type?
A) Slow rate of mitosis of cancer cells B) Proteins in the cell membrane C) Size of cells D) Stability of cells
The nurse is counseling an HIV-positive woman who has just given birth to a baby. The nurse should advise the client to
a. anticipate the needs of her child immediately and make arrangements for place-ment in a setting where her child's life will be comfortable. b. avoid breast-feeding her infant if she has access to a safe water supply to decrease the chances of vertical transmission. c. report all of her sexual partners to the infectious disease department in order to break the chain of transmission of the disease. d. seek professional counseling to deal with the guilt associated with the almost certain passing of the disease to her child.