Explain the largest outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee in 1993
What will be an ideal response?
About 400,000 people were infected from a municipal water supply as a result of oocyst contamination of the pool water by infected persons using the pool. Oocysts on the perianal skin of these infected people were released while swimming and infected other individuals.
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A) Emotional support B) Need for dialysis C) Recurrence of cancer D) Continuing care
After delivery, a patient is diagnosed with placenta succenturiata. For what procedure should the nurse prepare this patient?
A) Lavage of the uterus B) Repair of an episiotomy C) Manual removal of accessory lobes D) Emergency resuscitation of the newborn
An adolescent girl asks the school nurse for advice because she has dysmenorrhea. She says that a friend recommended she try an over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). The nurse's response should be based on what?
a. Hormone therapy is necessary for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. b. Acetaminophen is the drug of choice for the treatment of dysmenorrhea. c. Over-the-counter NSAIDs are rarely strong enough to provide adequate pain relief. d. NSAIDs are effective because they inhibit prostaglandins, leading to reduction in uterine activity.
The nurse is aware that the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response is one of the branches of which federal agency?
a. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) b. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) c. Department of Health and Human Services d. Center for Domestic Preparedness