What organism is a parasite that causes acute diarrhea?
a. Shigella organisms
b. Salmonella organisms
c. Giardia lamblia
d. Escherichia coli
ANS: C
G. lamblia is a parasite that represents 10% of nondysenteric illness in the United States. Shigella, Salmonella, and E. coli are bacterial pathogens.
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The health care provider orders PGE2 for a woman to help evacuate the uterus following a spontaneous abortion. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
A) Use clean technique to administer the drug. B) Keep the gel cool until ready to use. C) Maintain the client for 1/2 hour after administration. D) Administer intramuscularly into the deltoid area.
When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuver, the nurse feels a round, firm, movable fetal part in the fundal portion of the uterus and a long, smooth surface in the mother's right side close to midline
What is the likely position of the fetus? 1. ROA 2. LSP 3. RSA 4. LOA
What should the nurse educator teach as a common reason for difficulty in assessing for side effects of medications during pregnancy?
1. The mother is so uncomfortable with the pregnancy that she chooses to ignore the adverse effects. 2. Adverse effects of medications are not experienced as often with pregnant women. 3. Adverse effects of medications are often similar to common discomforts of pregnancy. 4. The mother has increased blood volume, so the drugs are not strong enough to produce side effects.
Always use standard precautions when the patient is in isolation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)