The nurse is preparing a poster presentation identifying the frequency of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States. Which STI should the nurse highlight as being the most commonly diagnosed?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Chlamydia
c. Trichomoniasis
d. Human papillomavirus
ANS: B
Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed STI in the United States. A. C. D. Gonorrhea, Trichomoniasis, and HPV are not the most commonly diagnosed STIs in the United States.
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Nurses working in home health care must have all of the following skills and abilities. Which of these forms the foundation for all others?
a. ability to conduct ongoing client and family teaching b. ability to work with the family to meet the client's needs c. excellent assessment skills and a keen ability to identify problems d. excellent nursing skills and creativity
The nurse is caring for a client with depression. The nurse recognizes which assessment findings to be symptoms of depression? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Lack of energy 2. Sleep disturbances 3. Feelings of despair 4. Increased energy 5. Euphoria
A client is seeing a psychotherapist for treatment of arachnophobia. Her therapist begins a program of systematic desensitization. Which interventions would be included in this behavior-modification technique? Select all that apply
A) Breathing exercises B) Use of a 1-hour audiotape that describes being in a room full of spiders C) A visit to an insect zoo with the psychotherapist D) Self-paced computer program presenting progressively more anxiety-producing scenarios regarding spiders
The nurse taking care of a 3-year-old who is on a 10-regimen dose of gentamicin should instruct the mother to:
A) have the vision tested in 6 weeks. B) have the gentamicin levels tested in 6 weeks. C) have the peripheral nervous system tested in 6 weeks. D) have the hearing tested in 6 weeks.