When treating patients that may be infectious, nurses are required to institute appropriate isolation procedures based on the known or suspected agent. These procedures are public health interventions aimed at preventing the spread of disease in
A. Employees
B. Community members
C. Other patients
D. All of the above
ANS: C
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To prevent the complication of skin breakdown in a patient with skeletal traction, the nurse should implement which of the following preventive measures?
A) Do not remove the crusting around the pin insertion site. B) Encourage the patient to push up with the elbows when repositioning. C) Encourage the patient to perform ankle and calf muscle exercises once a shift. D) Assess the pin insertion site every 8 hours.
Assessment of a fetus identifies the buttocks as the presenting part, with the legs extended upward. The nurse identifies this as which type of breech presentation?
A) Frank B) Full C) Complete D) Footling
Your calculations indicate that you should give six tablets. It is all right to give this dose
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What clinical manifestations do allergic contact and stasis dermatitis have in common?
a. Petechiae and hyperpigmentation b. Edema and vesicular lesions c. Scaling and crusting of lesions d. Erythema and pruritus