List the three types of transmission-based precautions and give an example of one condition for which each type is used.
What will be an ideal response?
Airborne-tuberculosis, measles
Contact-head or body lice, scabies, impetigo, infected pressure ulcer with heavy drainage
Droplet-German measles, mumps, influenza
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An example of a postrenal category of acute renal failure (ARF) according to precipitating factors and symptoms includes which of the following?
A) hypovolemia B) acute tubular necrosis C) renal calculi D) cardiac failure
The client is taking an MAOI for depression. He ate dinner at an Italian restaurant last night and drank several glasses of red wine
Shortly afterward, the client felt a throbbing head-ache, tightness in the chest, a stiff neck, and fluttering of his heart. The physician at the emergency room diagnosed 1. hypertensive crisis. 2. hyperemotional crisis. 3. hyperactive drug reaction. 4. anticholinergic drug reaction.
Amphotericin B is the drug of choice for which systemic mycosis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Aspergillosis b. Candidiasis c. Dermatophytosis d. Histoplasmosis e. Mucormycosis
The patient with insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes and an HbA1c of 5.0% is planning to become pregnant soon. What anticipatory guidance should the nurse provide this patient?
1. Insulin needs decrease in the first trimester and increase during the third trimester. 2. The risk of ketoacidosis decreases during the length of the pregnancy. 3. Vascular disease that accompanies diabetes slows progression. 4. The baby is likely to have a congenital abnormality because of the diabetes.