The ____________________ is a location where a disease-causing organism can survive.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
reservoir
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Which of the following characteristics, adapted from the IOM publication Best Care and Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Healthcare in America, are necessary in order to achieve a continuously learning healthcare organization?
A. Elimination of urgent care wait times B. Patient and clinician partnerships C. Longer clinical rotations for nursing students D. Shorter clinical internships for medical students E. Science and informatics F. Incentives that are aligned with improvement goals G. Leadership committed to a continuously learning culture
The patient has experienced hypovolemic shock as a result of severe burns. The physician orders a low dose of dopamine (Inotropin). What is the best evaluation by the nurse?
1. Vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure 2. Stabilization of fluid loss 3. Urinary output of at least 50 mL/hour 4. Increased cardiac output
A nurse would question a prescription for sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) if the client is also taking which medication?
1. Insulin 2. Digoxin 3. Warfarin 4. Penicillin 5. Vitamin C
Which is useful when a person is rambling?
a. Paraphrasing b. Silence c. Clarifying d. Focusing