A treatment regimen is being established for a patient with endocarditis. To find the most appropriate antibiotic treatment, which of the following tests would be the most helpful?
A) Ultrasound of the heart
B) Blood cultures
C) ABG
D) CBC
Ans: B
Feedback: To help determine the causative organisms and the most effective antibiotic treatment for the patient, blood cultures are taken. CBC can help establish the degree and stage of infection.
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A) prepare for assisted suicide. B) discuss disposal of her assets. C) meet with her family to decide what would be best for her. D) prepare advance directives and a living will.
A nurse is assessing the parents of a child age 6 years who has died from leukemia. The nurse is integrating the dual process model for the assessment. Which of the following would the nurse identify as reflecting the parents' loss-oriented coping?
A) Engaging in new activities B) Denying the grief C) Developing new relationships D) Thinking about the lost child
The resting heart rate in a healthy person is primarily under the control of which nervous system?
a. Sympathetic b. Parasympathetic c. Somatic d. Spinal
Discuss the use of alcohol hand cleaners versus handwashing with soap and water when caring for patients whose disease is spread by spores. Should alcohol hand rub be used for cleansing hands after patient care or is soap and water a better alternative? Explain your answer and state why or why not these products should or should not be used.
What will be an ideal response?