What is the probable route of entry of bacteria into D.H.'s brain?

What will be an ideal response?


His having sinusitis provides a route of entry to the brain and increases his potential for meningitis.

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What role is the nurse who diligently works for the protection of patients' interests playing?

a. Caregiver b. Health care administrator c. Advocate d. Health care evaluator

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Which of the following is not one of the content motivation theories?

a. Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory b. Alderfer's expectancy-relatedness growth theory c. Equity theory d. McClelland's manifest needs theory

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A patient's vital signs are heart rate 82, respirations 22, and blood pressure 90/52. If hemodynamic monitoring reveals the patient's cardiac output to be 5330 mL/min, the nurse would calculate that stroke volume is _____ mL

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which result for a 30-year-old patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

a. Decreased C-reactive protein (CRP) b. Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) c. Positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) d. Positive lupus erythematosus cell prep

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