It is important for patients to take prescribed antibiotics until they have ________ all the doses.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
finished
Instruct patients taking drugs to finish all doses. Antimicrobials often fail because the dose is too small or the drug is taken too briefly.
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A client presents with an enlargement of several cervical lymph nodes and asks the nurse about the function of these structures. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "Your lymph nodes filter blood for your body." 2. "They are responsible for the break down of old red blood cells." 3. "They make lymphocytes for you." 4. "Your lymph nodes help to remove infectious organisms."
A patient reports epigastric pain that occurs after meals and often awakens the patient at night. The nurse would ask additional assessment questions about which disorder?
1. Urinary tract infection 2. Duodenal ulcer 3. Gastric ulcer 4. Intussusception
The nurse is reviewing collected data from a client. Which information should the nurse identify as a physiological barrier to defend the client's body from microorganisms?
1. Heavy smoking 2. Moisturizing the skin 3. Breakdown of skin 4. Voiding quantity sufficient
Complications of head injury may not be evident for up to
A. 2 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 24 hours. D. 72 hours.