A child has a disorder that resulted in the failure of bones to ossify, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity. What treatment plan does the healthcare professional discuss with the parents?
a. Extremely careful handling
b. Increasing vitamin D intake
c. Revascularization
d. Containment and motion therapy
Answer: b. Increasing vitamin D intake
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The nurse administers a drug to treat Neisseria gonorrhoeae that works on no other bacteria. How would the nurse describe this drug?
A) Broad spectrum B) Narrow spectrum C) Bactericidal D) Bacteriostatic
At a recent staff meeting the staff educator discussed the importance of catheter care for the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTI). What percentage of health care–associated infections result from indwelling catheter use?
a. 10% b. 60% c. 70% d. 80%
The best response for the nurse who receives a query from another mental health professional
seeking to understand the difference between a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis would be a. "There is no functional difference between the two; both serve to identify a human deviance.". b. "The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis disregards culture, whereas the nursing diagnosis takes culture into account.". c. "The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis is associated with present distress or disability, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past and present responses to actual mental health problems.". d. "The DSM-IV-TR diagnosis affects the choice of medical treatment, whereas the nursing diagnosis offers a framework for identifying interventions for phenomena a client is experiencing.".
You are the nurse calculating the minimum acceptable urine output per hour for an infant who weighs 5 kilograms (kg). Which of the following amounts in cubic centimeters (cc) would you find to be acceptable?
a. 4-9 c. 16-22 b. 10-15 d. 25-30