After returning from a trip to the tropics, Samuel begins to experience flu-like symptoms. The chills and high fever he is experiencing are probably due to:
A. protozoa rapidly multiplying and causing red blood cells to rupture.
B. a ringworm infection.
C. bacteria colonizing the large intestine.
D. a virus spreading in the central nervous system.
Answer: A
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A) Administer ammonium chloride. B) Discontinue a loop diuretic and change to another class of drug. C) Infuse a hypotonic saline solution. D) Encourage intake of low-chloride foods.
The nurse working with older patients understands what fact about a health care proxy?
a. It states that no resuscitation should occur if breathing or heartbeat cease. b. It can specify what treatment measures are or are not acceptable to the patient. c. It explains patient's wishes regarding treatment if the patient cannot communi-cate. d. It designates a surrogate health care deci-sion maker if the patient is incapacitated.
Which of the following is true about the relationship between physicians and nurses?
a. Only the physician is responsible for fostering good physician-client communication. b. The physician and nurse should not engage in open dialogue. c. The relationship between the physician and the nurse remains an evolving process. d. Few nurses encounter problems in the physician-nurse relationship.
A patient with Parkinson's disease is taking levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet) and reports occasional periods of loss of drug effect lasting from minutes to several hours
The nurse questions the patient further and discovers that these episodes occur at different times related to the medication administration. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss: a. administering a catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, such as entacapone. b. adding the DA-releasing agent amantadine to the regimen. c. giving a direct-acting dopamine agonist. d. shortening the dosing interval of levodopa/carbidopa.