A community health nurse is presenting a program about hepatitis prevention and risk reduction to a local community group. The nurse determines that the group has understood the program
when they identify which method as the major mode of transmission for hepatitis B?
A) Oral–fecal route
B) Exposure to contaminated blood
C) Airborne droplet nuclei
D) Infected rodents, such as mice and rats
Ans: B
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a. has projectile vomiting and visible peristaltic waves b. fails to pass a stool c. has numerous black, tarry, mucous stools d. turns dusky and chokes during any attempt at oral feedings
The nurse is alert for bleeding in a patient with hepatic disorders because the inflamed liver may not be able to synthesize two clotting factors, which are ____________________ and ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A child with croup has an increased PCO2 a decreased pH, and a normal HCO3 blood gas value. The nurse interprets this as uncompensated:
1. Respiratory acidosis. 2. Respiratory alkalosis. 3. Metabolic acidosis. 4. Metabolic alkalosis.
A lumbar puncture is done on an infant suspected to have meningitis. If the infant has bacterial meningitis, the nurse would expect the cerebral spinal fluid to show what result?
1. An elevated white blood cell count 2. An elevated red blood cell count 3. Normal glucose 4. A decreased white blood cell count