A client has just begun treatment for trichomoniasis. What should the nurse teach the client?
A) “Make sure that you stay out of the sun, or at least use heavy sunscreen, until you're finished treatment.”
B) “It's important that your sexual partners be treated as well.”
C) “Wash your hands with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based hand rub, often.”
D) “You likely got this from inadvertently drinking some impure water.”
Ans: B) “It's important that your sexual partners be treated as well.”
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A) periodically fire just to test for lead placement and battery life. B) respond to ventricular tachyarrhythmia by delivering a shock within 10 to 20 seconds of its onset. C) use radiofrequency energy to deliver an electrical shock through the site where the lethal rhythm originates. D) remove scar tissue and aneurysm during placement of electrodes and then will shock if paradoxical ventricular movement is located.
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a. middle-level manager. b. executive manager. c. transactional manager. d. frontline manager.
A nurse is teaching an older adult about possible involvement in Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Which of the following statements by the older adult shows understanding?
A) PACE programs provide several social and medical services on a managed care basis. B) PACE programs provide a cost-effective alternative to hospital-based acute care. C) PACE programs are more expensive than fee-for-service models but offer better health outcomes. D) There is pressure for Medicare and Medicaid to begin funding PACE programs.
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A) Continue to monitor the child's behaviors. B) Hold the child until the child stops rocking. C) Ignore the child's rocking behavior. D) Place the child in a "time out" area until the rocking stops.