The nurse is determining the route of transmission for an infectious organism. Which of the following are types of transmission routes? (Select all that apply.)
1. Ingestion
2. Vector-borne
3. Common vehicle
4. Airborne
5. Droplet
6. Contact
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
There are five types of transmission routes: 1) contact, 2) droplet, 3) airborne, 4) common vehicle, and 5) vector-borne. Ingestion is not a type of transmission route.
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1. Digestion and absorption of nutrients and water 2. Production of ADH 3. Elimination of waste products 4. Secretion of rennin 5. Production of hormones that aid in bone marrow production
The nurse is explaining the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance due to diethylstilbestrol (DES) to a patient whose mother took DES while pregnant with her. What statement indicates that the patient understands the inheritance of epigenetic-induced changes?
A) "My children won't be affected because I didn't take DES." B) "I can pass on these changes to my children." C) "Changes cannot be passed on to my grandchildren." D) "DES changes are not inherited."
To minimize the risk of vitamin deficiency in patients taking orlistat, the nurse counsels them to:
a. take a daily supplement of fat-soluble vitamins. b. take a daily multivitamin 2 hours before or after taking orlistat. c. eat vitamin-rich foods at the same time that they take orlistat. d. take a daily multivitamin at the same time that they take orlistat.
Which statement is true about pain?
a. The nurse is the best judge of a patient's pain. b. Patients with severe tissue damage will experience more pain than those with less damage. c. Most complaints of pain are psychological. d. Addiction is unlikely when analgesics are carefully administered and closely monitored.