Which of the following is an ideal candidate for chemoprophylaxis?
A. An individual not responding to her current antibiotic treatment
B. A patient with uncontrollable diarrhea
C. An individual who has had a heart valve surgery and has to undergo a dental procedure
D. A patient scheduled to have hip replacement surgery
Answer: C
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A student nurse asks what the criteria are to determine which device the patient has implanted. What should be your response? A) "Patients with CAD and an elevated ejection fraction receive the ICD." B) "Patients with an arrhythmia and a reduced afterload receive the ICD." C) "Patients with arrhythmia and an increased afterload receive the ICD." D) "Patients with CAD and a reduced ejection fraction receive the ICD."
A trauma client has experienced a ruptured diaphragm. The nurse would anticipate that this client will have difficulty:
1. with an elevated oxygen level. 2. primarily during exhalation. 3. maintaining a high enough respiratory rate. 4. carrying out the respiratory cycle.
The son of an 80-year-old patient tells the nurse, "I'm starting to worry about my father's eating habits. He lives alone and has been able to cook, but now he doesn't want to cook and says he is too tired to go to the store
" What is the most appropriate response by the nurse? a. "We may need to contact the physician for a nutritional assessment." b. "Your family members will need to get together and bring him meals." c. "It may be time for you to think about nursing home placement." d. "What are your feelings on using some community resources such as Meals on Wheels?"
Which of the following is a strength of authentic leadership?
a. It has several decades of research support b. There is strong empirical data supporting it c. Morality is well defined in the models d. It fulfills a need in society for trustworthy leaders