Which population, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has the greatest incidence of human immunodeficiency viral (HIV) infection in the United States?
a. Asian Americans
b. African Americans
c. Latinos
d. Whites
B
Of those with HIV infection in the United States, African Americans make up 49%, whites 27%, and Latinos 12%. Asian Americans were not reported.
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The major source of injury among older adults is
a. falling c. unsafe workplace b. automobile accidents d. substance abuse
Which of the following statements about evidence-based practice has been identified by multiple reports over the past decade, such as To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System (2000),
rossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century (2001), and Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality (2003)? A) We must continue to cling to "the way we've always done it." B) We have spent billions of dollars each year researching new treatments and have translated that knowledge into clinical practice. C) We are not translating the knowledge that we are gaining into clinical practice. D) We have continued to spend more than a trillion dollars a year providing care and do translate that capacity into improved clinical practice.
A nurse transcribes a new prescription for potassium penicillin G IV q8h and gentamicin IV q12h. Which plan represents the best schedule for administering these drugs?
1. Give the penicillin at 0800, 1600, and 2400; give the gentamicin at 1800 and 0600. 2. Give the penicillin at 0800, 1600, and 2400; give the gentamicin at 1200 and 2400. 3. Give the penicillin at 0600, 1400, and 2200; give the gentamicin at 0600 and 1800. 4. Give the penicillin every 8 hours; give the gentamicin simultaneously with two of the penicillin doses.
Blood found in the urine is known as
A) polyuria. B) oliguria. C) dysuria. D) hematuria.