The nurse explains that one of the few rheumatic joint diseases about which we know the infectious etiology is
a. ankylosing spondylitis.
b. Lyme disease.
c. rheumatoid arthritis.
d. Sjögren's syndrome.
B
Lyme disease is one form of rheumatic joint disease with a known cause. This complex multi-system disease is caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
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a. "I am having difficulty swallowing." b. "I get a sharp, stabbing pain every time I take a deep breath or cough." c. "I have a terrible pain in my stomach; it is so bad I can feel it in my shoulder." d. "I have a very strong craving for fatty foods like bacon and eggs fried in butter."
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a. trauma to the brain, pain, deep sleep and fever. b. trauma to the brain, pain, uraemia and fever. c. fear, pain, uraemia and fever. d. fear, pain, anxiety and fever.
The nurse is caring for a patient with radioactive implant in the uterus. Which instruction will the nurse give to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Patient is on bedrest and excessive movement is restricted b. Assist the patient to ambulate in the hall at least three times per shift c. Assist the patient to get up to the toilet or the commode chair d. Linens and patient gown should be frequently changed for drainage
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1. Vaginal infection 2. Impending labor 3. Urinary tract infection 4. Rupture of membranes