A nurse has an ELISA test for HIV after an accidental needlestick. The test is negative. The nurse knows he
A) has not been infected with HIV.
B) probably doesn't have HIV but will need to retest in 6 weeks.
C) really won't know until he is retested in 6 weeks.
D) probably does have it and will know in 3 months.
C
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The nurse weighs a saturated perineal pad and finds it to weigh 15 grams. The nurse is aware that this indicates a blood loss of _____ mL
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A child is in the hospital for cystic fibrosis. What health care provider's prescription should the nurse clarify before implementing?
a. Dornase alfa (Pulmozyme) nebulizer treatment bid b. Pancreatic enzymes every 6 hours c. Vitamin A, D, E, and K supplements daily d. Proventil (albuterol) nebulizer treatments tid
Of the patients the nurse will see at the mental health center, which one should be assessed most carefully for EPSEs?
a. 59-year-old man with severe mental illness for 20 years; takes olanzapine (Zyprexa) b. 18-year-old woman with a first episode of schizophrenia; takes haloperidol (Haldol) c. 26-year-old man with generalized anxiety disorder; takes lorazepam (Ativan) d. 30-year-old woman with depression; takes amitriptyline (Elavil)
How many 100-gram tablets are needed to make 1 liter of a 25% solution?
1. 2.5 tablets 2. 40 3. 4 tablets 4. 25 tablets