Ezekiel is a 9-year-old patient who lives in a household with a family member newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). To prevent Ezekiel from developing TB he should be treated with:

1. 6 months of Isoniazid (INH) and rifampin
2. 2 months of INH, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, followed by 4 months of INH
3. 9 months of INH
4. 12 months of INH


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A college student has brought his hallucinating roommate to the college clinic. The young man says his roommate has been experimenting with phencyclidine (PCP). The nurse recognizes that the hallucinations may last as long as:

a. 30 to 60 minutes. b. 1 to 4 hours. c. 4 to 6 hours. d. 6 to 12 hours.

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The nurse is assessing CN III (oculomotor), CN IV (trochlear), and CN VI (abducens). Which eye movements would the nurse document as nystagmus? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected

Select all that apply. 1. The patient's eyes move together through the six cardinal positions of gaze. 2. The patient's eyes "jerk" horizontally instead of moving smoothly. 3. The patient's eyes move in a rotary fashion when attempting to follow the examiner's finger. 4. The patient's eyes cross when following the examiner's finger. 5. The patient's eyelids droop when the eye is moved to the left.

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The educator has reviewed the phases of graded dose-response with the nursing staff. Which statement made by a nurse indicates an understanding of phase 2 of the response?

A. "This is the measure of the safety margin of the drug." B. "Very few target cells have been affected by the drug." C. "The client's response is based on the amount of drug given." D. "Increasing the drug dose will produce no additional therapeutic response."

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What can happen when leaders try to contain anxiety using existing structures and processes?

a. Reduced creativity and openness to change b. Ganging up on the group leader c. Higher independence from group leader d. Reduced leader control and impersonality

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