The nurse is instructing a client on ways to reduce the transmission of tuberculosis. Which of the following should be included in these instructions?
1. The disease is transmitted by inhaling droplets exhaled by an infected person.
2. The disease is transmitted by not fully cooking foods.
3. The disease is transmitted by not washing hands.
4. The disease is transmitted by sexual contact.
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Tuberculosis is transmitted by inhaling the bacillus present in the air. The bacillus is present in the air after an infected person has coughed, sneezed, or expectorated.Tuberculosis is not transmitted through poorly cooked foods, poor handwashing, or sexual contact.
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a. high school c. graduate b. undergraduate d. postdoctoral
After discussing reasonable weight loss goals with a client, the nurse would see the need for further teaching with the client's statement
a. "I will limit my intake to 500 calories a day." b. "I will try to eat very slowly." c. "I'll try to pick foods from all five food groups." d. "It's important to begin a regular exercise program."
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1. Neonatal Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice 2. Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice 3. Public Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice 4. Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development
His perspective has strong altruistic ethical overtones and was discussed in the servant leadership chapter
a. Heifetz b. Burns c. Greenleaf d. Mathews