During a vaginal examination of a 38-year-old woman, the nurse notices that the vulva and vagina are erythematous and edematous with thick, white, curdlike discharge adhering to the vaginal walls. The woman reports intense pruritus and thick white discharge from her vagina. The nurse knows that these history and physical examination findings are most consistent with which of these conditions?
A) Candidiasis
B) Trichomoniasis
C) Atrophic vaginitis
D) Bacterial vaginosis
Answer: A) Candidiasis
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Despite the nurse manager's best efforts to retain an experienced nurse, the nurse leaves for a job in a competing hospital. Which option reflects the most important thing the manager must do now?
1. Find a replacement to hire. 2. Have human resources interview the nurse who left. 3. Manage personal feelings of defeat. 4. Decrease the impact of the hospital grapevine.
The testes are responsible for producing:
A) estrogen and testosterone. B) testosterone and spermatozoa. C) progesterone and sperm. D) thyroxin, testosterone and cortisol.
A patient has been admitted to the nursing unit with a diagnosis of chronic renal failure. She will be dialyzed for the first time the following morning. Which of the following are appropriate nursing interventions for the patient? Choose all that apply
1) Encourage oral fluid intake of 2,500 ml per day. 2) Place the patient on strict I&O. 3) Weigh the patient before and after dialysis. 4) Maintain a fluid restriction of 1,000 ml as prescribed.