The nurse is caring for a child with an infection. In which way are microorganisms spread through food, water, or blood?
A) Contact
B) Vehicle
C) Airborne
D) Vector
Ans: B
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a. Diabetes b. Arthritis c. Congestive heart failure d. Dementia e. Cancer f. Pressure ulcers
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The nurse meets with the family to discuss the situation and develop a plan of care for this patient. The family is arguing about who is going to provide that care or who will pay for it. What would the nurse's plan of care focus on? A) Determining who is going to be involved in the care of the patient so that assignments can be given B) Allowing the patient to negotiate the situation with her family to create trust and understanding C) Providing family access to a professional problem solver, such as an attorney, to provide legal advice to the woman D) Assessing and facilitating family-member communication and designing interventions that focus on coping behaviors
The nursing student tells her instructor, "My patient is Jewish and when I tried to teach her about her antihypertensive medication she said, ‘I'd rather eat chicken soup than take those medications.'"
What is the most appropriate response by the instructor? a. "This is common folk medicine among some Jewish people. You can talk to her about taking her medications and eating chicken soup." b. "There is no scientific evidence to support chicken soup as a substitute for antihypertensive medications. Maybe you should do some research on this." c. "The patient can make her own choices and decisions, and there is nothing we can do about this." d. "You can tell the patient she can eat her soup, but she needs to understand that she has to take her medications first."
A client is brought in with a gunshot wound to the chest. The nurse assesses for tension pneumothorax. What signs and symptoms of tension pneumothorax can the nurse expect to find?
A) deviated trachea B) high blood pressure C) wheezes in all lung fields D) audible sucking sounds on inspiration