An important and serious infection in AIDS patients is a pneumonia caused by a small parasite that grows within pulmonary alveoli, called
A. Pneumocystis carinii
B. Chlamydia
C. Toxoplasma
D. The EB virus
A
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A nurse is planning an educational program for middle school boys focused on physical changes they can expect with puberty. Which topics should the nurse plan to include? (Select all that apply.)
A. Changes in patterns of hair B. Deepening of the voice C. Growth spurt D. Narrowing waist E. Thinning skin
A nurse is reviewing a client's medical record and reads that the client underwent pericardiocentesis earlier in the year. The nurse should discern from this medical term that the pericardium of the client's heart was:
A) Visualized with a camera B) Punctured C) Flushed with a solution D) Measured
After teaching a group of nursing students about the action of sulfonamides, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state that the action of this class of drugs is primarily which of the following?
A) Bacteriostatic B) Bactericidal C) Promotor of folic acid activity D) Bacterial cell metabolizer
The nurse preceptor is caring for a patient in physical restraints who is aggressive and threatening the safety of the staff. The nurse preceptor discusses the implications and requirements of this procedure with a novice nurse
What statement made by the graduate nurse indicates that the nurse preceptor's teaching has been effective? 1. "It is acceptable for the nurse to monitor the patient in physical restraints every hour to ensure the patient's safety." 2. "It is acceptable to place the patient in physical restraints if pharmacological methods have been unsuccessful." 3. "It is acceptable for the health care provider to assess the patient in restraints within 24 hours of restraint application." 4. "It is acceptable for the nurse to turn and reposition the patient in physical restraints every 2 hours to ensure the patient's skin integrity."