The nurse is caring for a patient with suspected bacterial pneumonia. Which finding supports the potential diagnosis?
a. Elevated white blood cell (WBC) count
b. Consolidation of lung tissue
c. Interstitial inflammation
d. Copious exudate
C
Viral pneumonia causes interstitial inflammation with attendant edema. White blood cell (WBC) count will not be elevated and no exudate is consolidating the lung as with bacterial pneumonia.
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A) The patient's eye pain is unrelieved. B) Preauricular adenopathy is decreased. C) The patient is photophobic. D) Both eyes have purulent discharge.
Families who are in the priority group for lead poisoning screening include those with children between the ages of:
a. birth and 5 months c. 7 and 10 years b. 6 months and 6 years d. 11 and 18 years
Nursing care for the patient with a head injury involves
A. monitoring of blood sugar. B. encouraging fluids. C. high-calorie, high-protein diet. D. prevention of pressure ulcers.
During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting. When his leg is raised straight up, the patient complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg. The nurse suspects:
a. Scoliosis. b. Meniscus tear. c. Herniated nucleus pulposus. d. Spasm of paravertebral muscles.