What is the usual cause of the autoimmune disease of acute glomerulonephritis?
a. Frequent cystitis
b. Streptococcal infection
c. Childhood disease of mumps
d. Recent wound infection
B
The cause is an upper respiratory infection caused by a beta-hemolytic Streptococcus.
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Which of the following interventions are likely to facilitate the restoration of the patient's bladder function? (Select all that apply.) A) Determine and assess the woman's recent voiding pattern. B) Request an order for an indwelling catheter from the patient's physician. C) Teach the patient how to meet hydration needs while still limiting fluid intake. D) Offer to assist to the commode every 2 hours while awake. E) Assess the client for contributing factors such as constipation.
When administering medications in children, which of the following approaches would the nurse use? (Select all that apply.)
a. Allow choices when possible. b. Add bad-tasting medications to juice. c. Use distraction when possible. d. Provide age-appropriate explanations. e. Don't let the child see the medication until it is time to be given. f. Remain with the child after medication has been given.
The nurse is teaching a class on family-focused care in critical care environments. Which response from a nursing student indicates a need for additional teaching?
1. Families need information and support. 2. Families want to be involved in caregiving activities. 3. It is important to ensure that the family can be with the patient. 4. The nurse should protect the family from getting too involved in the illness experience.
The nurse, assessing a patient with endocarditis, notes small red painful growths on the fingers and toe pads. The nurse documents these findings as:
A) Osler nodes. B) Janeway lesions. C) Roth spots. D) Ebstein anomaly.