In assessing a patient with suspected Chlamydia, the nurse's actions are guided by which characteristic of this disease?
a. Chlamydia is frequently asymptomatic and requires screening.
b. Chlamydia is associated with a yellow-green vaginal discharge.
c. Chlamydia is accompanied by heavy bleeding and headache.
d. Chlamydia is only seen in immunocompromised patients.
ANS: A
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching instructions for a patient taking cholestyramine [Questran]. Which statement made by the patient demonstrates a need for further teaching?
a. "I will take warfarin [Coumadin] 1 hour before my medicine." b. "I will increase the fluids and fiber in my diet." c. "I can take cholestyramine with my hy-drochlorothiazide." d. "I will take digoxin 4 hours after taking the cholestyramine."
In discussing the discharge to a transitional sub-acute facility with a 72-year-old diabetic who has had both legs amputated, the nurse informs the patient that his stay in the new fa-cility will be:
1. limited to 25 days. 2. limited to 50 days. 3. limited to 75 days. 4. totally unlimited.
A resident is 55 years old. The person needs rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery. You take the person's tympanic membrane temperature. Which measurement is normal?
a. 98.6° F b. 99.0° F c. 98.0° F d. 97.6° F