The infectious disease nurse is presenting a program on West Nile virus for a local community group
The nurse explains that West Nile virus was first reported in 1999 in the United States and continues to increase in incidence due to what?
A) Increased number of infected humans
B) Increased number of infected birds
C) Increased number of infected cows
D) Increased number of mosquito population
Ans: B
Feedback: West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, which become infected by biting birds that are infected with the virus. Birds are natural reservoirs for the West Nile virus.
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What questions should team members ask themselves? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "What are our current capabilities for evacuation?" 2. "Do we have sufficient resources in any other areas to continue operations if this happens to us?" 3. "Are there physical training needs that we have not filled?" 4. "What education should we provide to the staff and community?" 5. "Would we eventually rebuild if the hospital was destroyed?"
The nurse educator asks the student whether the American Nurses Association supports striking as a strategy when collective bargaining breaks down. Which response, made by the student, reflects the best understanding of the ANA's position?
1. "No, the organization holds that striking is not professional." 2. "Only when no direct client care is delivered in the area affected by work stoppage." 3. "Only when the daily operation of the healthcare facility is not compromised." 4. "Yes, as a means of achieving economic and general welfare."
The person with arthritis may experience bony enlargements at the end joints of the fingers called:
a. Herberden's nodes b. Bouchard's nodes c. rheumatoid arthritis nodes d. all of the above
Women generally do not eat foods high in calcium, which means that women of all ages generally consume less than the recommended amount of calcium. What supplement may be helpful in reducing bone loss?
A) Vitamin D B) Vitamin C C) Vitamin B12 D) Vitamin A