Which of the following statements relating to herpes infection of the genital tract is correct?
A. The initial attack confers permanent immunity to subsequent infection.
B. The herpes virus damages the immune system and predisposes to opportunistic infections.
C. An infected woman may transmit the virus to her sexual partner even though she does not have the demonstrable herpetic lesions in her genital tract.
D. Inclusion bodies are almost never demonstrated in herpes infected cells.
C
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A) Patient is likely unable to hear the nurse during test. B) A person adept in sign language must be present during test. C) Lip reading will be the method of communication that is necessary. D) The nurse should interact with the patient like any other patient.
A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with complaints consistent with an anxiety disorder. During the assessment the nurse learns a client has a history of asthma and arthritis
Which of the following should the nurse do with this information? 1. Begin the respiratory assessment. 2. Begin the musculoskeletal status assessment. 3. Begin a review of the client's current medications. 4. Begin the psychosocial assessment.
Which objective best indicates that a vice president for nursing services has a good understanding of methods to decrease staff turnover rate?
a. Postdischarge questionnaires will show increased levels of client satisfaction. b. During the next 6 months, attrition rates will be the national average. c. During the next 3 months, retention rates will increase by 10%. d. Nurses will feel more control over their work environment.
The labor patient's electronic fetal monitor detects increasing late decelerations. Which action is warranted in this situation?
a. Reposition the woman and notify the health care provider. b. Administer oxygen at 3 L/minute by nasal cannula. c. Increase oxytocin infusion rate to control decelerations. d. Assess for other signs of maternal hypertension.