Treatment of complicated cellulitis of the lower extremity resulting from an anaerobe requires all of the following except
A. Extended antibiotic medication lasting at least 7-10 days
B. Topical antifungal medication
C. Inquiry when last tetanus toxoid booster was given
D. Elevation of limb and consideration of compression bandaging
B
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The nurse is assessing an adolescent client who is fluent in English, participates in high school sports, values riding dirt bikes, and plans to go to college after graduating from high school. The client's health history indicates birth in China and immigrating to the United States at age 4. When asked where he is from, he says "the United States." What does the client's behavior and statements indicate to the nurse?
1. He has no interest in the interview. 2. He is embarrassed about his ethnicity. 3. He is assimilated into the American culture. 4. He wishes to deny his Asian heritage.
The nursing instructor has completed a presentation regarding ways to help clients with cognitive deficits to remain oriented. What statement by a student would indicate a need for further education?
A) "I will place clocks and calendars in the clients' rooms." B) "I will change the activity schedule on a daily basis." C) "I will be consistent when making nursing care assignments." D) "I will provide frequent orientation reminders for the clients."
Major chemotherapeutic agents include (Select all that apply.)
a. alkylating agents. b. antineoplastic antibiotics. c. hormones. d. antimetabolites. e. antinuclear antibodies. f. chelating agents.
A hospice nurse is caring for a dying client and her family members. Which interventions should the nurse implement? (Select all that apply.)
a. Teach family members about physical signs of impending death. b. Encourage the management of adverse symptoms. c. Assist family members by offering an explanation for their loss. d. Encourage reminiscence by both client and family members. e. Avoid spirituality because the client's and the nurse's beliefs may not be congruent.