A young client presenting at the health clinic with fever and mucopurulent vaginal drainage is diagnosed with acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Which long-term affect is of greatest concern in the care of this client?
A) Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
B) Infertility
C) Pelvic pain
D) Ascending infection
B
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About one third of all women who are infertile have lost the ability to conceive due to PID. Early treatment of PID prevents the infection from ascending up the reproductive tract and/or from becoming chronic. Pelvic pain is a common symptom associated with PID.
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A) 10,000 B) 35,000 C) 65,000 D) 100,000
Add the following decimal numbers: 10.1 + 3.964
1. 14.064 2. 13.974 3. 13.064 4. 14.974
It would be concluded that multicollinearity was not a problem if:
a. Tolerance was .90 or higher b. Tolerance was .001 or lower c. R2 was significantly greater than zero d. Singularity did not occur
The nursing assistant is not responsible for washing the client's laundry in the home.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)