A client has been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The causative organism for this disease process is:
1. bacteria.
2. helminth.
3. mycoplasma.
4. rickettsia.
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by the infectious organism rickettsia. Disease processes from bacteria, helminths, and mycoplasma include urinary tract infections, tapeworm infection, and pneumonia, respectively.
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The nurse instructs the client scheduled to have blood drawn for a C-reactive protein level to do which action prior to the test?
1. Fast from all food and fluids 8 hours prior to the test. 2. Restrict intake of caffeine-containing products 24 hours prior to the test. 3. Hold any cardiac medication for 24 hours prior to the test. 4. Restrict food and fluid intake to water only for 8-12 hours before testing.
Parents bring a child to the clinic and report a "rash" on her knee. On assessment, the APRN notes the area to be a reddish-pink lesion covered with silvery scales. What would the APRN chart?
A) Seborrhea B) Contact dermatitis C) Eczema D) Psoriasis
Access to health care may be more limited for low socioeconomic groups
Barriers to access are policies and financial, geographical, or cultural features of health care that make services difficult to obtain or so unappealing that people do not wish to seek health care. An example of the removal of a barrier to health care is: 1. Subconscious discrimination by providers that are unwilling to treat certain groups 2. Allowing pets to be treated at the same facility 3. Providing free food at a food bank 4. Providing a mobile van staffed by nurse practitioners to provide services for a rural population
A patient is receiving a drug that activates alpha1 receptors. Based on that mechanism of action, a nurse should assess for which of the following expected effects of the medication?
a. Mydriasis b. Miosis c. Hypertension d. Decreased heart rate