The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old boy who has sustained burn injuries. The nurse observes the burn developing a violaceous color with discharge and a foul odor. The nurse suspects which of the following infections?
A) Burn wound cellulitis
B) Invasive burn cellulitis
C) Burn impetigo
D) Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
B
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A patient with a comorbidity of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is admitted for a total knee replacement. The nurse caring for this patient makes sure that what medication is ordered?
A) Anticoagulants B) Narcotics C) Anti-infectives D) Beta-blockers
The hospital has recently eliminated all nursing assistant positions and has replaced them with unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide patient care. How should the professional nursing staff work with these new employees?
1. Continue to delegate and supervise them as they did with the nursing assistants. 2. Treat the UAPs as independent hospital employees who do not take delegation and supervision from nurses. 3. Realize that UAPs are less skilled than nursing assistants so supervision activities should be increased. 4. Be cautious with delegation because the UAP is working on the license of the professional nurse.
The client asks the nurse how to control hypertension without taking medications. Which teaching topics would be appropriate for the nurse to include? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Increase exercise. 2. Decrease sodium intake. 3. Stop smoking. 4. Increase weight if overweight. 5. Increase intake of dietary fat.
Microeconomic theory is based on supply and demand. Which of the following statements illustrates this?
1. The demand for nurses in public health is low, but the supply is high. 2. When few goods or services are available, the price tends to rise. 3. When supplies are low, nurses must find alternate resources. 4. In lesser-developed countries, the supplies are often delivered by technologically advanced countries.