When reviewing the trends in communicable diseases for a county, the community health nurse notes an increased incidence of Lyme disease. The nurse develops a plan for prevention and control,
understanding that this disease is most likely transmitted by which mode?
A) Vector
B) Air-borne
C) Vehicle-borne
D) Direct
A
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An adult patient with renal cancer, weighing 95 kg, is to receive vincristine 25 mcg/kg/day IV. What is the dosage of vincristine that the nurse should administer to the patient daily in mg? __________
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The nurse reports to the charge nurse that the 3-hour postpartum patient is bleeding excessively as she has saturated one peri-pad in less than ______ minutes
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient recently started on delavirdine [Rescriptor]. Which concurrent prescription should the nurse question before admin-istration?
a. Alprazolam [Xanax] b. Diphenhydramine [Benadryl] c. Morphine d. Penicillin
Which of the following would be appropriate to teach a client using long-term corticosteroid therapy?
a. Take the medication only when joint pain occurs. b. Increase your salt intake. c. Do not stop taking the medication abruptly. d. Increase your fluid intake to prevent dehydration.