Pathogenic organisms come in a variety of different forms. Each infection must be carefully evaluated to determine the specific causative organism and the therapy that will be most effective against it. This is usually done by which of the following means?
A. stool examination
B. scraping of lesions
C. incubation of discharge from lesions
D. culture and sensitivity studies
D. culture and sensitivity studies
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A patient is admitted to the Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse unit. The patient has been placed on a 1:1. After reviewing the client's progress notes, the nurse notes that the admission was voluntary. The nurse would expect which of the following:
A. The patient will be angry at being forced to be on the unit. B. The patient was given an informed consent. C. The patient may not leave the unit without a court order. D. The patient's wife has signed the consent form for admission.
A female client goes to the clinic's office complaining of a cough and fever. She gives her name and date of birth at the admitting registration desk
The registration clerk verifies her current address and asks if she is still covered by IVY insurance. Client responds yes, is given a chart with the number 3948JAV04830 on it, and is directed to the physician's exam room. The physician orders a chest x-ray. The client is sent to the radiology department and checks in with the registration desk. The registration clerk verifies her current address and asks if she is still covered by IVY insurance. The client responds yes and is given an order sheet with the number 3948JAV04830 on it. The admitting office for the clinic and the radiology office use different information systems. The process depicted in this scenario illustrates the use of which of the following? 1. Uniform language 2. Master patient index 3. Data dictionary 4. Clinical data repository
A nurse is catheterizing a 45-year-old hospitalized client. Which guidelines should a
nurse follow when carrying out this technique? A) Sterile items are free of all microorganisms, but not spores. B) Sterile articles should not be touched with unsterile ones. C) Catheterization procedure requires clean equipment. D) Gloves should be washed with soap if they become unsterile.
Patients frequently feel very cold after returning from surgery.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)