A nurse is caring for a client with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The client acquired this disease by which infective agent?
A) Chicken
B) Shrimp
C) Pork
D) Beef
D) Beef
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A patient receiving tube feedings is experiencing diarrhea. The nurse and the physician suspect that the patient is experiencing dumping syndrome. What intervention is most appropriate?
A) Stop the tube feed and aspirate stomach contents. B) Increase the hourly feed rate so it finishes earlier. C) Dilute the concentration of the feeding solution. D) Administer fluid replacement by IV.
What term refers to seizures that involve both hemispheres of the brain?
a. Absence b. Acquired c. Generalized d. Complex partial
The nurse has provided instructions to a client on how to bathe her newborn. The nurse demonstrates the procedure to the client and on the following day asks the client to perform the procedure
Which of the following observations, if made by the nurse, indicates that the client is performing the procedure correctly? 1. The client cleans the newborn's ears and then moves to the eyes and the face. 2. The client begins to wash the newborn by starting with the eyes and face. 3. The client washes the arms, chest, and back, followed by the neck, arms, and face. 4. The client washes the entire newborn's body and then washes the eyes, face, and scalp.
Tissue damage in pancreatitis is initially triggered by:
a. insulin toxicity. b. autoimmune destruction of the pancreas. c. backup of pancreatic enzymes. d. hydrochloric acid reflux into the pancreat-ic duct.