A student studying osteomyelitis and asks for an explanation of the term “sequestrum.” What response by the professor is best?
a. An area of devascularized and devitalized bone
b. An enzyme that phagocytizes necrotic bone
c. A subperiosteal abscess
d. A layer of new bone surrounding the infected bone
Ans: a. An area of devascularized and devitalized bone
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Which of the following statements is inaccurate regarding effective teaching plans for home care of prenatal patients, postpartum women, and newborns?
A. Plans are based on the nurse's perceptions of what constitutes essential informa-tion. B. Plans help prevent the woman from getting conflicting information from different care providers. C. Verbal instructions can be reinforced with written instructions. D. Coordination between inpatient facility and home care providers helps prevent duplication of plans.
What instruction should be given to a client with decreased cardiac output from an old myocardial infarction who now needs to engage in a rehabilitation program after a total knee replacement?
A. "You must take prophylactic antibiotics just before engaging in the planned exer-cise." B. "You must take prophylactic nitroglycerin just before engaging in the planned exercise." C. "You must take prophylactic analgesics just before engaging in the planned exer-cise." D. "You must take prophylactic potassium chloride just before engaging in the planned exercise."
A patient with an autoimmune disorder tells the nurse, "My family keeps telling me I don't look sick.". The nurse would choose which nursing diagnosis to help this patient?
1. Interrupted Family Processes 2. Ineffective Protection 3. Ineffective Coping 4. Social Isolation
The perinatal nurse knows that specific testing is provided to a woman who has had three or more perinatal losses in the first twenty weeks. Appropriate tests may include:
Select all answers that apply: A) Cervical cultures B) Sickle cell screening C) Maternal/paternal karyotype D) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels