Which of the following patients is most at risk for developing hospital-acquired pneumonia?
A) 32-year-old pregnant woman hospitalized for placenta previa.
B) 70-year-old male patient hospitalized after a right-sided stroke.
C) 45-year-old male patient hospitalized with broken pelvis.
D) 75-year-old woman hospitalized after right mastectomy.
B
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A patient admitted with acute diverticulitis is being cared for by a staff nurse and a student nurse. The student asks the staff nurse what the signs of bowel perforation are. What should the staff nurse answer the student?
A) A decreased sedimentation rate B) An elevated white cell count C) Bradycardia D) Hypertension
A nurse refers to the Code of Ethics for Nurses or the Public Health Code of Ethics. Which of the following describes why the nurse has referred to this document?
a. To provide answers for ethical dilemmas b. To guide professional practice related to ethics c. To increase moral leadership in ethics d. To find a framework for ethical decision making
A family survived a dangerous weather event, but now they are suffering through another part of environmental risk: stress, pain, and anxiety. The nurse recognizes that this is the
A. Physical agent B. Mixed exposure C. Psychosocial factor D. Biological agent
What is the sequence of steps in the development of a digestive enzyme by the pancreas cells from the initial transcription to the release from the cell?
a. The enzyme is transcribed from DNA by RNA in the nucleus, proceeds to the ribosome for synthesis, and is transported in a secretory vesicle to the cell membrane. b. The enzyme is transcribed from RNA by DNA in the nucleus, proceeds to the lysosome for synthesis, and is transported in an encapsulated membrane to the cell membrane. c. The enzyme is transcribed by the mitochondria in the nucleus, proceeds to the ribosome for synthesis, and is transported in a cytoskeleton to the cell membrane. d. The enzyme is transcribed from DNA by RNA in the nucleus, proceeds to the Golgi complex for synthesis, and is transported in a cytosol to the cell membrane.