A patient asks the nurse what an AIDS-related opportunistic infection is. The nurse tells the patient that:
1. "This infection is a first-generation metabolic infection."
2. "This infection is a toxic effect of the virus."
3. "This infection is from damage to the body's immune system."
4. "This infection is from an enlarged gallbladder."
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An opportunistic infection develops because of the damage to the body's immune system, leav-ing the body unable to protect itself from other infections.
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The community health nurse is administering flu shots to children at a local playground. In doing so, the nurse's focus is on
a. Preventing individual illness. b. Preventing community outbreak of illness. c. Preventing outbreak of illness in the family. d. The needs of the individual or family.
While listening to a client describe current symptoms, the nurse considers the client's entire situation. Which attribute of critical thinking is the nurse practicing?
1. Reflection 2. Context 3. Dialogue 4. Time
The nurse is caring for a client who has just been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The client tells the nurse that she went to the doctor with symptoms of a urinary tract infection and ended up being admitted with diabetes mellitus. She then tells the nurse that her father had diabetes and he ended up dying with kidney failure. The client says, "It looks like that's what is going to happen to me. My kidneys are already messed up." Which is the nurse's BEST response to this client's statement?
A. "It does appear that your disease is progressing quite quickly. Do you have anyone in your family who would donate a kidney for you?" B. "I wouldn't worry about that right now. Your first job is to get used to having diabetes." C. "Have you had any other symptoms of kidney failure such as edema or high blood pressure?" D. "Your current infection was caused by the diabetes, but watching your blood sugar in the future will help prevent complications."
A nurse is watching the cardiac monitor and notices that the rhythm suddenly changes. There are no P waves, the QRS complexes are wide, and the ventricular rate is regular but over 100. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing:
A. Premature ventricular contractions B. Ventricular tachycardia C. Ventricular fibrillation D. Sinus tachycardia