An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical os. The brush was withdrawn and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen re-quires this technique for collection?
a. Gonococcal culture
b. Cytology smear
c. Haemophilus smear
d. Trichomonas smear
B
This describes the technique for obtaining a Pap smear for cytologic examination.
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A manager has documentation to suspect substance abuse by a nurse. The manager meets with HR (human resources) director to determine which course of action should be taken to abide by the organization?s policies
Which of the following statements by the HR director would be appropriate? 1. ?We should meet with the nurse and offer assistance through the employee assistance program.? 2. ?We should confront the employee and discuss involuntary or voluntary termination.? 3. ?You need to meet with this nurse and confront her about these behaviors.? 4. ?We need to set up a counseling session with a psychologist and this nurse.?
A systematic review should address the components specified in PICOS. Why is this so? (Select all that apply.)
a. Interventional research always uses some means of comparison. b. "Interventions" that are actually naturally occurring conditions should be noted, since they decrease confirmatory power of the collective evidence. c. Study design is essential, since recommendations for change in practice can be based only on some designs. d. Desired outcomes, not actual outcomes of the study, are the focus of the review. e. The specific population from which a sample was drawn, and its similarity to those of others studies reviewed, affects generalizability.
Parenteral medications only include IV, IM, subcut, or ID routes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false