A young man with AIDS has active pulmonary tuberculosis, and his sputum contains large numbers of tubercle bacilli. Which of the following statements regarding this patient's disease is NOT true?
A. He has active tuberculosis but is not infectious to other persons.
B. He has active tuberculosis and is capable of infecting other persons.
C. Tubercle bacilli may be transported in this patient's bloodstream to other organs from the lung and cause tuberculosis in other organs.
D. This patient's disease is likely to progress unless controlled by proper treatment.
A
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The nurse obtains a pulse oximetry reading of 95% on a client 2 days postoperative. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse?
A) Encourage client to do more coughing and deep breathing. B) Increase level of oxygen delivery by 1 L/min. C) Document the findings. D) Recheck the pulse oximetry after ambulating client.
When teaching women who are taking progestins, the nurse should instruct them to do which of the following if they believe they are pregnant?
a. discontinue them and see their health care provider. b. continue them and see their health care provider. c. delay any action until the end of their cycle to see if menstruation occurs. d. continue the pills and do nothing special.
Sources of information written by the original researchers of the study are called:
A) primary sources B) secondary sources C) tertiary sources D) none of the above
A nursing instructor is teaching students about the differences between the symptoms of anorexia nervosa and the symptoms of bulimia nervosa. Which student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
A. "Clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa experience extreme nutritional deficits, whereas clients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa do not." B. "Clients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa experience amenorrhea, whereas clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa do not." C. "Clients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa experience hypotension, edema, and lanugo, whereas clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa do not." D. "Clients diagnosed with anorexia nervosa have eroded tooth enamel, whereas clients diagnosed with bulimia nervosa do not."