The 30-year-old American Indian female who is taking Rifater, a drug containing rifampin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide, complains that she is tired of taking medicine and having to spit in a bottle all the time
She asks, "When can I stop all this and get on with my life?" The nurse's best response is that she will no longer be considered contagious when: a. the sputum culture comes back negative.
b. the medication has been taken for 9 months.
c. three consecutive sputum cultures are negative.
d. the tuberculin skin test (TST) is no longer positive.
C
This drug is given to treat active tuberculosis. The active tuberculosis patient is considered non-contagious when three consecutive sputum cultures are negative. Taking the medication for a given period of time does not make the patient noncontagious. The TST will always be positive.
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A nurse is observing another nurse prepare insulin for administration to a diabetic patient. Which observation is considered unsafe?
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When the nurse observes melena, she is aware that a minimum of _____ to _____ mL of blood has been deposited into the GI tract
a. 25; 50 b. 50; 75 c. 75; 100 d. 100; 120
The same type of hypodermic syringe can be used for all medications
Indicate whether the statement is true or false