The nurse is discussing hygiene issues with a group of mothers with young school-age children
When discussing the topic of head lice (pediculosis capitis), the nurse realizes that the most im-portant motivation for preventing and/or managing this condition is that:
1. The lice may carry various other serious diseases
2. The parasites are extremely difficult to remove and kill
3. The presence of lice typically reflects poor hygiene practices
4. The parasites are easily transferable from one person to another
ANS: 4
Head lice are difficult to remove, and they spread to furniture. The primary problem is that other people can be easily infested if the condition is not properly treated. The remaining options are not necessarily true.
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a. monitor blood glucose every 6 hours b. monitor the client's weight every morning c. add ranitidine 50 mg IV to TPN solution each morning. d. draw TPN panel from central venous catheter each morning.
The nurse is caring for four newborns who have recently been admitted to the newborn nursery. Which labor event puts the newborn at risk for an alteration of health? The infant's mother had:
A. Ruptured membranes for 36 hours. B. An IVof lactated Ringer's solution. C. A labor that lasted 12 hours. D. A cesarean birth with her last child.
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a. Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin, produce abdominal pain. b. Edema and vascular congestion produce abdominal pain by stretching. c. Ischemia, caused by distention of bowel obstruction or mesenteric vessel thrombosis, produces abdominal pain. d. Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as Streptococci, Lactobacilli, Staphylococci, Enterobacteria, and Bacteroides, produce abdominal pain
During the interview process, you should
A) make yourself comfortable. B) ask for a beverage. C) make good eye contact. D) interrupt to ask questions.