Thrush is caused by which of the following?
1. Virus
2. Fungus
3. Bacterium
4. Parasite
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During a home visit the nurse learns that an older patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure is experiencing headache, polydipsia, and lethargy. What is the most important assessment that the nurse should make at this time?
1. Measure the patient's latest urine output. 2. Assess the patient's appetite and oral intake. 3. Measure the patient's current capillary blood glucose level. 4. Determine the amount of fluid the patient has ingested over the last few hours.
A client with mastitis is concerned about breastfeeding while she has an active infection. Which is an appropriate response by the nurse?
a. Organisms will be inactivated by gastric acid. b. Organisms that cause mastitis are not passed to the milk. c. The infant is not susceptible to the organisms that cause mastitis. d. The infant is protected from infection by immunoglobulins in the breast milk.
The nurse is caring for a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which medication should the nurse expect to provide to this patient?
Select all that apply. 1. antibiotics for urinary tract or respiratory infections 2. morphine for muscle pain 3. anticoagulants to prevent DVTs and pulmonary emboli 4. anticonvulsants to prevent seizures 5. anticholinesterase inhibitors to improve muscle strength
During adolescence the heart will:
a. increase slightly in size b. decrease in size by 1/10 and in weight by 5% c. almost double in weight and increase in size by about 1/2 d. stay the same size and weight as previously