When caring for a client with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), the community health nurse should know:
a. Persons with MRSA usually have a chronic illness.
b. MRSA is a hospital-acquired infection and not often seen in the community.
c. VRE (vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) follows MRSA.
d. MRSA is becoming more common in the community.
D
MRSA is being seen more and more in the community with outbreaks frequently associated with school athletic programs and prison populations.
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An elderly patient is admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. During admission the patient states, "I have a living will." What implication of this should the nurse recognize?
A) This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances. B) This document specifies the patient's wishes before hospitalization. C) This document that is binding for the duration of the patient's life. D) This document has been drawn up by the patient's family to determine DNR status.
An older adult male client has experienced hesitancy, nocturia, frequency of urination, and a decreased force of urinary stream but tells the nurse these symptoms have subsided and asks what might have caused that to happen
What would be the nurse's BEST response? a. "Had you decreased your fluid intake in the afternoons when you noticed this change?" b. "The bladder muscles have enlarged and reduced these symptoms." c. "You may have had a mild urinary tract infection that has cleared up." d. "We may never know the exact cause."
Despite increased interest in healthy lifestyles, modifiable health-related behaviors are the major contributors to death in the United States. Some examples of modifiable behaviors are
1. Smoking, poor diet, and alcohol consumption. 2. Cancer, emphysema and cardiovascular disease 3. Walking, running, and aerobic exercise 4. Genetic abnormalities
The nurse is caring for a patient who reports being bitten by a coral snake less than an hour ago. Which symptoms should the nurse expect to assess in this patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Two small puncture wounds b. Cramping of large muscle groups c. Localized swelling at the site of the bite d. Reports of burning pain at the site of injury e. Discoloration surrounding the site of the bite f. A pale mottled cyanotic center at the site of injury