A patient shows the healthcare professional a collection of infected hair follicles on the back of the neck is red, painful, and draining. What condition does the professional educate the patient on?
a. Erysipelas
b. Furuncles
c. Carbuncles
d. Boils
Answer: c. Carbuncles
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A male patient has been brought to the emergency department during an episode of status epilepticus. Diazepam is to be administered intravenously. The nurse will be sure to
A) avoid the small veins in the dorsum of the hand or the wrist. B) inject the diazepam very quickly, 15 mg in 10 to15 seconds. C) administer after diluting the drug with gabapentin in intravenous solution. D) inject very slowly, no faster than 100 mg/minute.
When educating a group of nursing students on immunologic agents, the nurse explains about a particular kind of immunity that develops by injecting ready-made antibodies found in the serum of immune individuals or animals
Which of the following kinds of immunity is the nurse referring to? A) Active immunity B) Cell-mediated immunity C) Humoral immunity D) Passive immunity
A client in the ICU has shock and is getting blood glucose levels drawn and treatment with subcutaneous insulin. The client's spouse is upset seeing this and says "Now s/he's a diabetic, too?" The best response by the nurse is
a. "Blood sugar goes up with physical stress and insulin controls it, and clients seem to do better." b. "High blood sugar is a common side effect of all these medications we are giving the client." c. "No, no, s/he is not yet a diabetic. I hope we can prevent it by giving insulin now." d. "Under great physical stress, blood glucose elevates and people can become di-abetic."
A nurse's co-worker makes a practice of telling offensive jokes or stories with a sexual undertone during the shift. Which action should the nurse take first?
1. Ignore the co-worker and walk away. 2. Report the incident to the nurse manager. 3. Tell the co-worker to stop the activity because the conduct is offensive. 4. Ask to be scheduled opposite this co-worker.