The patient, age 21, has been treated for chlamydia and has a history of recurrent herpes. What should the nurse plan to do next?
a. Counsel this patient about her sexual history, risk reduction measures, and testing for HIV.
b. Refer this patient to a family planning clinic.
c. Counsel this patient about testing for HIV and what the test results mean.
d. Counsel this patient about abstinence and a monogamous relationship.
A
Unfortunately, the risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted disease still exists.
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a. Eggs b. Pork c. White bread d. Skinless chicken
With revenue reductions and cost-saving measures, the number of managers has been reduced, which has increased the number of team leaders supervised by managers by as many as three. This change may result in:
a. Decreased patient satisfaction. b. Increased efficiency in costs. c. A more positive perception of managers. d. Little change to manager-staff relation-ships.
A 5-year-old child will be starting kindergarten next month. She has cerebral palsy, and it has been determined that she needs to be in a special education classroom. Her parents are tearful when telling the nurse about this and state that they did not re
realize her disability was so severe. What is the best interpretation of this situation? a. This is a sign the parents are in denial. b. This is a normal anticipated time of parental stress. c. The parents need to learn more about cerebral palsy. d. The parents' expectations are too high.
When mixing a dry drug in a vial with 1 ounce of the accompanying diluting fluid (diluent), how many milliliters should you add to the dry drug in the vial?
a. 15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60