A patient who is receiving daily steroids for control of a condition calls the nurse to ask advice about whether a small child who has been exposed to influenza should come and visit because she has not had any symptoms
An appropriate response by the office nurse would be: 1. "Yes, let the child visit. There is no reason not to visit, because this child is not sick."
2. "No, the child should not visit. Infectious diseases are often most communicable in the short period before the child actually becomes ill."
3. "It would be up to the patient. Plan not to get overtired with a small child running and bouncing around."
4. "Take the child who is not sick to her own doctor and ask this question first."
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Children, especially those who have been exposed to a contagious disease but are not yet symptomatic, are still very contagious, especially to the immunocompromised patient.
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Which of the following is the best response by the nurse? A) "The medication he is to receive is only given by an injection in the arm." B) "The medication is administered this way because it works faster than by mouth." C) "The medication is given many ways, but this is the way it was ordered." D) "The medication will not absorb in the GI tract if given by mouth."
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This condition is best described as a. uncompensated respiratory acidosis. b. uncompensated metabolic acidosis. c. compensated metabolic acidosis. d. compensated respiratory acidosis.
A relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county that averages between 2,500 and 8,000 inhabitants is called a
A. Census block B. Secondary data C. Census tract D. Health-care sector
A patient with esophageal varices is being treated with an esophageal tamponade (Sengstaken-Blakemore) tube. What should be the nurse's priority when caring for this patient?
1. Ensuring that the gastric balloon remains inflated 2. Keeping a pair of scissors at the bedside at all times 3. Keeping the patient sedated and quiet 4. Maintaining the esophageal balloon pressure between 15 and 20 mm Hg