A 22-year-old female college student presented to the campus medical clinic and was provided with a prescription for metronidazole 250 mg PO tid for 7 days
The nurse at the clinic would be justified in considering that the student may have been diagnosed with
A) trichomoniasis.
B) Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP).
C) malaria.
D) pediculosis.
A
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The hospital admitting nurse is taking a history of a child's illness from the parents. The nurse concludes that the parents treated their 6-year-old child appropriately for a fever related to otitis media
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The nurse is reviewing the physician's prescription sheet for the preoperative client, which states that the client must be NPO after midnight
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Mrs. Martinez begins crying about two hours before her surgery time. She tells you that she is afraid to have the anesthetic because she is afraid she will die. She begs you not to leave her and cries even harder. What should you do?
A. Tell Mrs. Martinez that she needs to pull herself together and be brave. B. Tell your supervising nurse about Mrs. Martinez's reactions and concerns. C. Calmly explain that her gallbladder surgery can be done under local anesthetic. D. Reassure Mrs. Martinez that thousands of people have this surgery and no one dies from it.