Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a slowly progressive, degenerative, fatal disease affecting the central nervous system of adult cattle. It can be transmitted to humans when the infected flesh of cattle is ingested
What is BSE thought to be caused by? A) Protozoa B) Prisms C) Prions D) Priori
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BSE is believed to be caused by prions, an infectious form of a type of protein.
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A nurse practitioner wishes to send e-mail to all clients on a distribution list without displaying the e-mail addresses of those on the list to the recipients. Which of the following will appropriately accomplish this task?
1. Include the nurse practitioner's e-mail address as primary recipient and the client addresses as carbon copies (CC). 2. The nurse practitioner must send a separate message to each individual client as primary recipient. 3. Include the nurse practitioner's e-mail address as primary recipient and the client addresses as blind copies (BCC). 4. Include the recipient e-mail addresses as primary recipients and the nurse practitioner's address as a blind copy (BCC).
A nurse is caring for a patient after hip replacement surgery. The patient has been receiving iron replacement therapy for 2 days. The nurse notes that the patient's stools appear black. The patient is pale and complains of feeling tired
The patient's heart rate is 98 beats per minute, respirations are 20 breaths per minute, and the blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg. The nurse will contact the provider to: a. report possible gastrointestinal hemorr-hage. b. request a hemoglobin and hematocrit (H&H). c. request an order for a stool guaiac. d. suggest giving a hypertonic fluid bolus.
The death rate from malaria is highest in which population?
a) Young adults b) Elderly c) Young children d) Adolescents
The student nurse is preparing to insert the otoscope into the adult client's ear. Which statement by the student nurse indicates the need for further education?
1. "I'm going to use the largest speculum that will fit easily into the ear canal." 2. "I'm going to prepare to insert the otoscope by pulling the pinna down and back." 3. "The tympanic membrane should look gray and translucent." 4. "I will ask the client to perform the Valsalva maneuver so that I can see how well the tympanic membrane moves."