What is the appropriate method for tuberculosis screening of an older adult entering a nursing home?
A. 5 tuberculin units intramuscular PPD injection and if negative repeat with same dose one week later
B. 5 tuberculin units intradermal PPD injection and if negative repeat with same dose one week later
C. Chest x-ray at the same time of PPD testing
D. 5 tuberculin units intradermal PPD injection and if positive repeat same dose in one week
B
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As the nurse did not speak Spanish and was just beginning to be comfortable with the neighborhood Hispanic culture, which of the following would be the best approach for the nurse to take? a. Be sure to use appropriate images in the handouts. b. Copy literature and procedures found successful in other Hispanic communities. c. Tell the supervisor the nurse is not competent for this task. d. Try to find Hispanic volunteers who may be able to do the actual teaching.
A 52-year-old male patient has acknowledged to his primary care provider that he has been experiencing difficulty maintaining an erection in recent months
Which of the following assessment questions most directly addresses a risk factor for this problem? A) "How much alcohol do you typically drink in one day?" B) "How much exercise are you getting these days?" C) "Do you have any idea if this is a problem that your father or brothers have had?" D) "Have you been taking a lot of Tylenol or aspirin for pain?"
A student nurse is a bodily/kinesthetic learner. The student would learn best by
a. moving around when studying. b. taking notes when reading assigned chapters. c. organizing a method of study that fits him or her personally. d. making his or her own diagrams, boxes, or lists when they are unavailable in the book.
The circulating nurse assesses tachycardia and hypotension in the client. Which interventions should the nurse implement?
1. Prepare ice packs and mix dantrolene sodium 2. Request the defibrillator be brought into the OR 3. Draw a PTT and prepare a heparin drip 4. Obtain finger stick blood glucose immediately