A patient presents to a clinic complaining of a leg ulcer that isn't healing; subsequent diagnostic testing suggests osteomyelitis. The nurse is aware that the most common pathogen to cause osteomyelitis is what?
A) Staphylococcus aureus
B) Proteus
C) Pseudomonas
D) Escherichia coli
Ans: A
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S. aureus causes over 50% of bone infections. Proteus, Pseudomonas, and E. coli are also causes, but to a lesser extent.
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When preparing educational information regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for a group of older male patients, the nurse includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Eighty percent of males experience the symptoms by age 80. b. Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor. c. It is only as the prostate enlarges that symptoms occur. d. The resulting urinary retention can cause urinary tract infections. e. Symptoms are a result of urethral obstruc-tion.
A patient with allergic rhinitis is taking a compound product of loratadine/pseudoephedrine [Claritin-D] every 12 hours. The patient complains of insomnia. The nurse notes that the patient is restless and anxious
The patient's heart rate is 90 beats per minute, and the blood pressure is 130/85 mm Hg. The nurse will contact the provider to: a. discuss using an intranasal glucocorticoid and loratadine [Claritin]. b. report acute toxicity caused by pseudoe-phedrine. c. suggest using an agent with a sympatho-mimetic drug only. d. suggest using a topical decongestant to minimize systemic symptoms.
While caring for a woman who underwent a primary cesarean section for a breech presentation, she states this baby seems to have so much more mucus than her first baby. Concerned, she asks why this has happened. How should the nurse respond?
A) "Babies born by cesarean section have more respiratory complications because they do not have the benefit of having the mucus in their lungs removed by the pressure experienced in the birth canal." B) "There is no scientific reason for this occurrence." C) "All babies are different so it is unwise to make comparisons." D) "The pain medication given during the surgery may have contributed to the mucus build up."
A patient has been prescribed losartan (Cozaar). Which substance, drug, or activity does the nurse teach the patient to avoid?
a. Oral contraceptives b. Salt substitutes c. Caffeine d. Running