The nurse anticipates correctly that what type of medication would be ordered to treat athlete's foot?
a. Antiviral
b. Antibiotic
c. Antihelminth
d. Antifungal
ANS: D
The nurse would expect to treat athlete's foot with an antifungal because it is a fungal infection. An antibiotic treats bacterial infections, antivirals treat viral infections, and antihelminth treats parasitic worms.
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1. Ask the client for his or her position of comfort. 2. Auscultate breath sounds. 3. Inspect the skin for pallor. 4. Palpate the thorax.
With orthogonal rotation, the factors are:
A) Loaded B) Standardized C) Correlated D) Uncorrelated
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A. Present evidence that supports the reality of the situation B. Focus on feelings suggested by the delusion C. Address the delusion with logical explanations D. Explore reasons why the client has the delusion