Nurses may carry an infection from work to home, or between patients, or patients may pick up germs at the hospital without knowing it and develop a disease much later. Infections of this type are called
A) local infections.
B) systemic infections.
C) surgical site infections.
D) health care-associated infections (HAI).
Answer: D
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Which of the following is a true statement about critical thinking in nursing?
A) It involves purposeful, outcome-directed thinking. B) It shows trends and patterns in client status. C) It makes judgments based on conjecture. D) It supplies validation for reimbursement.
Which option reflects a general criterion for restraining a patient?
1. The patient's inability to care for himself or herself 2. The patient's refusal to take psychotropic medications as prescribed 3. The patient's violent but nonthreatening behavior toward others 4. The patient's immediate ability to harm self or others
An attorney representing a client in a malpractice case attends a deposition. What might occur in this proceeding?
A) A sworn, verbatim record is made by a court reporter. B) A settlement is made out of court. C) A legal proceeding presided over by a judge takes place in a courtroom. D) Damages are awarded to the plaintiff.
The following nursing interventions represent each of the four steps of a nutritional assessment. Rank them in order, beginning with the first step
A. Measure the midpoint of the upper arm. B. Obtain blood for serum transferrin level. C. Examine the lips, gums, and oral cavity. D. Ask for an up-to-date list of medications.