When describing a vector to a patient, the nurse gives the example of a:
a. child with measles giving it to his sister.
b. tick whose bite causes Lyme disease.
c. woman with syphilis infecting her partner.
d. dog whose bite causes rabies.
B
A vector is a person or animal not sick with the disease harboring an organism that is contagious.
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Which of the following statements is true of apnea?
1. The etiology is sometimes unknown. 2. Apnea results in sudden death for the child. 3. It resolves spontaneously within one week. 4. It is treated with antibiotics.
Supportive care for the family of an infant who died from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) includes:
1. Interviewing parents to determine the cause of the SIDS incident. 2. Allowing parents to hold, touch, and rock the infant. 3. Sheltering parents from the grief by not giving them any personal items of the infant, such as footprints. 4. Advising parents that an autopsy is not necessary.
Which of the following nursing diagnoses are typically appropriate for an adult survivor of incest? (Select all that apply.)
1. Low self-esteem 2. Powerlessness 3. Disturbed personal identity 4. Knowledge deficit 5. Non-adherence
When describing the concept of allostatic load to a group of students, which of the following would the instructor identify as abnormalities of which of the following as indicative of the overall changes?
A) Nuclear imaging studies B) Laboratory test results C) Bone radiographs D) Cardiac studies