A patient who frequently travels to Africa has been treated for an acute attack of P. vivax malaria. The patient asks the nurse about medications to prevent relapse. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a) "The form of malaria that you have does not relapse after a clinical cure has been achieved."
b) "Until you are no longer traveling to Africa, relapse drugs will be postponed."
c) "Using mosquito netting and DEET when you travel will prevent relapse."
d) "You will be given prophylactic medications when you travel to prevent relapse."
b) "Until you are no longer traveling to Africa, relapse drugs will be postponed."
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a. Reposition the client into a prone position. b. Administer warmed intravenous fluids to the client. c. Wrap the client's extremities in warm blankets. d. Initiate extracorporeal rewarming via hemodialysis.
Which aspects of the nursing research process are common to nurses at all educational levels? (Select all that apply.)
a. Disseminating research findings in research reports b. Maintaining the protection of patients who are subjects in a study c. Using one's expertise to develop theoretical explanations for findings d. Knowing the relationship between research and nursing practice e. Being a member of a collaborative team that applies research to practice
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A group of students is reviewing the events associated with the fight-or-flight response. They demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify that which of the following results from sympathetic nervous stimulation?
A) Hypoglycemia B) Tachycardia C) Hypotension D) Hypercoagulability