A nurse caring for a patient who has gas gangrene knows that this infection originated in which of the following reservoirs?
A) other people B) food C) soil D) animals
C
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If a test standard is valid and the criteria for discriminating a positive from a negative test remain constant, what else will remain constant?
1. Sensitivity 2. Specificity 3. Reliability 4. Accuracy
A client with lung cancer has a lobectomy of the left lung and is returned to the recovery room with a chest tube connected to a closed, underwater-seal drainage system
The nurse observes that the system is functioning correctly when he or she notes that the pressure in the suction con-trol chamber of the systems remains at ____________________ pressure. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The client receives albuterol (Proventil) via inhaler. He asks the nurse why he can't just take a pill. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "When you inhale the drug the blood supply in your lungs picks it up rapidly, resulting in quicker effects." 2. "Because pills cannot help your illness; you must have inhaled medications for relief of symptoms." 3. "Because pills would produce too many side effects; you will have very few side effects with inhaled medications." 4. "Because this medication cannot be absorbed from your GI tract; the acid in your stomach would destroy it."
Describe the general instructions for administering antipsychotics.
What will be an ideal response?