The factor in a client's history that the nurse would recognize as placing the client at risk for developing hepatitis A is
a. donating blood frequently.
b. eating fish caught in the pond on the client's farm.
c. working as a nursing assistant in a nursing home.
d. having multiple colorful tattoos.
C
Persons who work in day care centers, nursing homes, and hospital laundries have a vocational opportunity to be exposed to feces that may be infected with hepatitis A. Eating shellfish from contaminated water is also a risk.
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A) Cardiogenic B) Hypovolemic C) Neurogenic D) Septic
The nurse is aware that particular attention is warranted for the client who is prescribed phenobarbital, particularly when the client also takes:
a. acetaminophen. c. ranitidine. b. warfarin. d. acetylsalicylic acid.
Which of the following would be least useful for the nurse to use as part of the collaborative management of the client with conjunctivitis?
1. Cold eye compresses 2. Careful handwashing 3. Antibiotic therapy 4. Dark sunglasses
Which of these general principles of total quality management does not necessarily belong?
a. Quality is achieved by the participation of everyone. b. Focusing on the work process develops improvement opportunities. c. Improving the service of quality is a continuous process. d. Decisions to improve or change a process are based on the majority rule.