A patient comes to the free clinic complaining of urethral discharge. On assessment, the nurse notes that the patient is feverish. During the assessment, the patient admits to having unprotected sex
The nurse suspects the patient may have a diagnosis of what?
A) HIV
B) Chlamydia
C) Gonorrhea
D) Syphilis
Ans: C
Feedback: The signs and symptoms of gonorrhea include fever; urethral, vaginal, and rectal
discharge; and in untreated cases, arthritis.
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A patient is experiencing severe abdominal pain from peptic ulcers. Which of the following should the nurse suspect as causes? Select all that apply
A) Bile salts from duodenal reflux B) Alcohol C) Hypersecretion of mucus D) Aspirin E) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) F) Helicobacter pylori infection
A nurse communicates with a patient by maintaining eye contact and through the use of touch. The nurse is demonstrating the use of what type of communication?
a. Verbal b. Persuasive c. Directive d. Nonverbal
After teaching a group of students about the changes in health care delivery and funding, which of the following if identified by the group as a current trend seen in the maternal and child health care settings would indicate that the teaching was
successful? A) Increase in ambulatory care B) Decrease in family poverty level C) Increase in hospitalization of children D) Decrease in managed care
The nurse is checking lab values on a client who has just had a hemodialysis treatment. What would indicate to the nurse that the client's renal dialysis was effective?
1. A decrease in potassium level 2. An increase in serum creatinine 3. A decrease in white cell count 4. An increase in hemoglobin level