When determining the appropriate antibiotic to be prescribed for an infection which test should be performed?
A. Wrights stain
B. Giemsa stain
C. microbial stain
D. gram stain
Answer: D
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A hospitalized child is receiving antithymocyte globulin (ATG) for aplastic anemia. What action by the nurse is most important?
A. Assess the IV site for good blood return. B. Ensure emergency equipment is nearby. C. Obtain informed consent for each dose. D. Pad side rails and institute seizure precautions.
A nursing instructor is discussing the purposes of health assessment. What is one purpose of health assessment?
A) To establish a database against which subsequent assessments can be measured B) To establish rapport with the patient and family C) To gather information for specialists to whom the patient might be referred D) To quantify the degree of pain a patient may be experiencing
A 32-year-old patient who is employed as a hairdresser and has a 15 pack-year history of cigarette smoking is scheduled for an annual physical examination. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about the increased risk for
a. renal failure. b. kidney stones. c. pyelonephritis. d. bladder cancer.
The nurse changes a patient's surgical dressing daily. This is considered to be part of which phase of the nursing process?
A) Nursing diagnosis B) Patient goal C) Outcome identification D) Implementation