Which bacteria can cause an upper respiratory infection with serious sequelae such as rheumatic fever?
a. pneumococci
b. staph aureus
c. E.coli
d. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
D
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci infections of the upper respiratory system are associated with serious sequelae such as rheumatic fever
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A 45-year-old man with diabetic nephropathy is now in renal failure and is starting dialysis. He asks for information about hemodialysis. What would the nurse include in the teaching for this patient?
A) Hemodialysis is a treatment option that is required three times a week. B) Hemodialysis is a treatment option that is required daily. C) The patient will have surgery and a catheter will need to be inserted into the abdomen. D) Hemodialysis is a treatment that is used for a few months until the patient's kidneys heal
Which description would be most characteristic of a self-actualized individual?
a. An economically disadvantaged older black man who regularly checks out books from the local library to read to neighbor-hood children b. A wealthy white older woman who is constantly searching for a better laxative c. A middle-class white man who was forced into an early retirement and is living in fear of being evicted from his apartment d. The older wife of a famous celebrity who travels the world but starves herself and seeks plastic surgery in her quest to fight the physical signs of aging
The most helpful finding in determining left-sided heart failure is:
a. dyspnea. b. orthopnea. c. jugular vein distention. d. an S3 heart sound.
Select the position that is best for the nurse to keep a client in who received a head injury in a sports accident and has his neck stabilized in a neck collar
a. Flat in the supine position b. Trendelenburg's position c. Low Fowler's position with the head ele-vated 30 degrees d. Side-lying position with the legs flexed slightly