A 19-year-old patient has genital herpes. Treatment with which drug may decrease the likelihood of transmission?
a. Valacyclovir
b. Acyclovir
c. Erythromycin
d. Tobramycin
a
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The medical director of hospital has received several requests for patient transfers to other facilities
Based on the Emergency Medical Transfer Active Labor Act, which of the following cases would justify interfacility transfer? Select all that apply. A) A patient requires emergency coronary angioplasty and the sending hospital is not equipped to perform this service. B) The family of a patient severely injured in a car wreck in another state requests that the patient be transferred to a facility where they live. C) The administration of the hospital requests that a patient who lacks health insurance be transferred to a facility that can better absorb the cost of his care. D) A surgeon at the receiving hospital has unique experience performing a procedure that the patient requires.
Continuous quality improvement has:
A) Empowered employees to make decisions B) Lightened employees' workload C) Diminished the needs of the employees D) Provided overtime payment for employees
Just after a patient receives Myochrysine, a gold preparation used in the treatment of arthritis, the nurse instructs the patient to:
1. drink an 8-oz glass of water just after the injection. 2. walk around for 10 to 15 seconds. 3. lie down for 10 to 15 minutes. 4. take nothing by mouth for 15 minutes.
A patient is being tested for bacterial meningitis. Which finding would the nurse evaluate as supporting that diagnosis?
1. The CSF is negative for glucose. 2. CSF is high in sodium. 3. The CSF is turbid in appearance. 4. The potassium level in the CSF is low.