The nurse recognizes that the initial clinical and laboratory assessment findings for bloodborne osteomyelitis present as manifestations of:
A) Osteoporosis
B) Sepsis
C) Paget's disease
D) Anemia
Ans: B
Feedback: When the infection is bloodborne, the onset is usually sudden, often occurring with the clinical and laboratory manifestation of sepsis. Such clinical manifestations include chills, high fever, rapid pulse, and general malaise.
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A) Writing a physician order B) Clarifying a physician order C) Administering what is written D) Determining the dosage
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Convert the mixed number 
to a decimal: ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).