A school age child is diagnosed with many individual and separate skin lesions. The nurse realizes this client is experiencing the result of:
1. measles.
2. poison ivy.
3. herpes zoster.
4. insect bites.
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Insect bites create individual and separate lesions. Measles lesions are generalized and scattered all over the body. Poison ivy causes a linear lesion. Herpes zoster creates a lesion that is linear along a nerve root.
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a. finding the center of the client's field of energy b. using the hands to determine the nature of the patient's energy field c. bringing body, mind, and emotions to a quiet, focused state of consciousness d. directing the flow of energy to a specific area
Based on data, the nurse interprets which educational program as producing the most graduate nurses annually?
a. Diploma program c. Baccalaureate pro-gram b. Associate degree program d. Master's and doc-toral programs
A nurse is obtaining an arterial blood specimen from a patient to assess acid-base status. Which of the following is a normal value?
A) pH: 6.35 to 6.45 B) PaCO2: 45 to 55 mm Hg C) HCO3 : 22 to 26 mEq/L D) SaO2: Oxygen saturation greater than75%
A patient is taking sertraline (Zoloft) for depression, and the provider orders azithromycin (Zithromax) to treat an infection. What will the nurse do?
a. Contact the provider to discuss an alternative to azithromycin. b. Request an order for a different antidepressant medication. c. Request an order to reduce the dose of sertraline. d. Withhold the sertraline while giving the azithromycin.