The nurse is providing patient education to the patient newly diagnosed with HIV. When explaining sentinel infections to the patient, the nurse should include which infection? (Select all that apply.)
a. Oral thrush
b. Recurrent vaginal yeast infections
c. Skin infections
d. Tuberculosis
e. Encephalopathy
A, B, C
Sentinel infections are opportunistic infections that may indicate underlying immunosuppression. Tuberculosis and encephalopathy are considered category C AIDS defining infections.
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To implement nursing management of drug therapy for this patient, the nurse will then A) evaluate the outcome of the drug therapy. B) devise strategies to maximize the therapeutic effects of the drug. C) implement planned nursing actions. D) assess for data that will indicate interactions between core drug knowledge and core patient variables.
Which of the following scenarios would most likely suggest that the person may be engaging in substance abuse? (Select all that apply.)
a. All the people in the elevator edged away from the student who reeked of tobacco smoke. b. She declined his invitation; all he ever seemed to do was go to bars and drink. c. Because of a family emergency, the student called the instructor to explain her absence and ask for the assignments for next week. d. The campus police were called to control the student engaging in public indecency and disorderly conduct. e. The officer pulled the driver over for apparently driving under the influence. f. The student told her friend she had too much to drink last night and to cover for her in class.
The process of taking information that has been uncovered and clarified, and systematically processing it to find an acceptable resolution to the problem, is called:
a. critical thinking c. data clarification b. data collection d. problem solving
The heart muscle relaxes during:
a. Bradycardia b. Tachycardia c. Systole d. Diastole