A school nurse explains which of the following to a group of students who are concerned about MRSA? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The first line of defense is frequent handwashing.
2. Shared sports equipment is a significant source of infection.
3. Infected lesions should be left open to air.
4. Draining and packing wounds is the primary treatment in young, healthy individuals.
5. MRSA organism is colonized in the throat.
1,2,4
Rationale 1: Hand-to-hand contact is how MRSA is transferred.
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A) Stool will be yellow for the first 24 hours post-procedure. B) The barium may cause diarrhea. C) Fluids must be increased to facilitate the evacuation of the stool. D) This series includes analysis of gastric secretions.
The nurse asks the patient to state his name and birth date, and the patient responds correctly. The nurse then gives the patient the prescribed drug tablet. The patient says "I haven't ever taken a green pill before"
What is the nurse's best response? a. "Go ahead and take the drug. The same medications from different drug compa-nies may have a different color." b. "Go ahead and take the drug. It is likely that your health care provider has pre-scribed a new drug for you." c. "Don't take this drug right now. It is probably not the one prescribed for you." d. "Don't take this drug right now. Let me recheck everything to be sure."
A female patient who was raped 6 months ago seeks treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Which manifestation should the nurse expect to assess in this patient?
A. Absence of anger or shock B. Avoiding drug and alcohol use C. Has a very supportive family D. Severe nightmares related to the event
Pressure sores cannot develop if a patient gets up in a chair frequently.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)