A female client presents with a thick white vaginal discharge and complains of itching and painful intercourse. The nurse suspects:
A) trichomonas B) bacterial vaginosis C) candida infection D) herpes virus
C
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The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with high blood pressure who is considering the use of alternative therapies in addition to his prescribed medication
The nurse concludes that which of the following therapies the client is considering would be most beneficial? 1. Acupressure to stimulate the body's healing forces 2. Herbals to complement the medication 3. Homeopathy to stimulate the immune system 4. Music therapy for stress reduction
Two days ago a patient fell while jogging and hurt his left foot. Since then his left foot has remained painful. Which of the following chart entries is documented correctly?
a. Mass the size of an egg on the left ankle. c. Occasionally takes ibuprofen for pain. b. Pain in left foot appears to be worse today. d. Left foot with 2+ nonpitting edema.
A mechanical prosthetic valve client is receiving oral anticoagulant therapy. The nurse is monitoring the diagnostic labs and finds international normalized ratio (INR) of 3.3 . Which course of action should the nurse take?
A) Notify the physician. B) Hold the next dose of anticoagulant. C) Anticipate the injection of vitamin K. D) Continue anticoagulant therapy.
A hospital is using surveillance. Which of the following describes the rationale for this action?
a. To protect the public against isolated pa-tients b. To eliminate pathogens from the environ-ment c. To improve quality of care and outcomes d. To decrease the incidence of ventila-tor-acquired pneumonia