A 20-year-old college student regularly uses tampons while she is menstruating. She asks the nurse what outstanding sign she should report that might indicate toxic shock syndrome. The most correct response by the nurse would be to observe for
a. sudden hypotension.
b. malodorous vaginal discharge.
c. increased abdominal girth.
d. sudden elevated temperature.
D
The patient may have an elevated temperature (up to 102° F).
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In their early stages, district nursing was sponsored by which of the following?
A) Religious organizations B) Private philanthropy C) Contributions D) Public funding
The nurse manager has completed a series of team-building exercises with a command group. Which statement by a group member indicates that cohesiveness is occurring?
1. "I think I understand the work of the group now." 2. "I have gotten to know my group members better during these exercises." 3. "We have so much work to do in this group." 4. "I like the members of the group."
Although it is true that many of us have improved our standard of living, globally how many people will still live in extreme poverty by 2015?
A) 750 thousand B) 1 million C) 1 billion D) 4 billion
The test used for checking stool for occult blood is the
A. stool specimen. B. Hemoccult. C. culture. D. enema.