A client who has traveled to an area where Ebola is present is hospitalized with fever and malaise. The nurse anticipates this client will be considered potentially infectious for the length of the ________ day incubation period.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
21
The incubation period for Ebola is 21 days.
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a. autocratic decision procedure. b. consultative decision procedure. c. delegated decision procedure. d. joint decision making.
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who plays football want their child to receive growth hormone to improve muscle strength. What will the nurse tell the parents?
a. "Growth hormone may be used to improve strength in young athletes." b. "If the epiphyses are not fused, growth hormone may be an option." c. "Small doses of growth hormone may be used indefinitely for this purpose." d. "Using growth hormone to build muscle mass is not recommended."
A patient with ARDS is on a mechanical ventilator and is becoming increasingly restless with a heart rate of 128
The SaO2 is 88% and the ventilator settings are FiO2 50%; PEEP 8 cm; AC 10 with a total respiratory rate of 30; and a tidal volume of 700 mL. There are coarse rhonchi audible in all lung fields. The appropriate nursing action would be to: 1. Hyperoxygenate with 100% oxygen and suction the patient. 2. Administer the ordered neuromuscular blockade medications. 3. Increase the FiO2 to 60% and tidal volume to 750 mL for 2 minutes. 4. Increase the PEEP to 10 cm and sedate the patient.
You are a community health nurse working in a community recently devastated by a tornado. Many of the survivors are cared for in the home
Care is needed for those who are ill, recovering, or in hospice. In order to provide holistic care to the community, you would A) refer the clients to an outreach center. B) consult with the hospice nurse and the social worker. C) provide care according to the physician's orders. D) collaborate between experts and the clients.