A client was released from the hospital following a lengthy course of IV antibiotics. The home health care nurse assesses that the client has been having new-onset diarrhea. What would the nurse suspect to be the cause of this problem?
a. C. difficile infection
b. Contaminated water supply
c. Noncompliance with ordered diet
d. Not spacing medications properly
A
Suspect infection with Clostridium difficile following use of antibiotics, chemotherapy, or invasive procedures. It is a special problem in the hospital, with the CDC reporting 61 cases per 100,000 hospitalized clients in 2003 . This client has two risk factors: antibiotic use and recent hospitalization.
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Herbal therapy is regulated like pharmaceutical drugs are in the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A woman in labor who received an opioid for pain relief develops respiratory depression. The nurse would expect which agent to be administered?
A) Butorphanol B) Fentanyl C) Naloxone D) Promethazine
Which of the following is an example of contact transmission of an infectious agent?
a. transmission of tuberculosis in respiratory secretions b. transmission of cholera in drinking water c. transmission of Lyme disease by a tick bite d. transmission of syphilis by sexual intercourse