What is septicemia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2022 HESI LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2023 Leadership Hesi Review 1. The charge nurse, along with one nurse, two practical nurses (PN), a unit secretary, and two unlicensed assistive personal (UAP), is caring for 24 clients on a medical surgical unit. Which task is best for the charge nurse to assign to the nurse? o The admission assessment of a client diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia o The subclavian dressing change on a client diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease o T...

NHA Phlebotomy National Exam 2022-2023. 300 while transferring serum into an isolator tube, some blood splashes into your eyes. what must you do? you are conducting a streptococcal pharyngitis test on a patient. what transmission-based precaution should you take? you observe a glucometer reading of 250 mL/dL. you get a reading in the average range when you do a second test. what may have caused the first result? you are to perform a glucometer reading for a young adult while the...

NCLEX-PN NGN EXAM 2023/2024 Question No : 1 - Teaching the client with gonorrhea how to prevent reinfection and further spread is an example of: A. primary prevention. B. secondary prevention. C. tertiary prevention. D. primary health care prevention. Answer: B Explanation: Secondary prevention targets the reduction of disease prevalence and disease morbidity through early diagnosis and treatment. Physiological Adaptation Question No : 2 - Which of the following foods is ...

1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has renal failure and an elevated phosphorous level. The provider instructed the client to take aluminum hydroxide 300 mg PO three times daily. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse inform the client? A. Constipation B. Metallic taste C. Headache D. Muscle spasms 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal disease and is receiving therapy with epoetin alfa. Which of the following laboratory results shou...

NCLEX Exam NCLEX-PN National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX-PN) Version: 5.0 [ Total Questions: 725 ] NCLEX NCLEX-PN : Practice Test Topic break down Topic No. of Questions Topic 1: Questions Set A 100 Topic 2: Questions Set B 100 Topic 3: Questions Set C 100 Topic 4: Questions Set D 91 Topic 5: Questions Set E 91 Topic 6: Questions Set F 243 NCLEX NCLEX-PN : Practice Test Topic 1, Questions Set A Teaching the client with gonorrhea how to ...

Pneumonia Pathophysiology Correct Answer-alveoli stiffen causing decreased compliance and vital capacity *rhonchi is what is heard on auscultation of the lungs* S/S: - general feeling of malaise - cough, fever, chills - tachycardia, tachypnea, dyspnea - *pleural pain, respiratory distress, decreased breath sounds* - wt loss, anorexia - aching, weakness *Note:* symptoms, type of secretions, fever pattern, chills, pleural involvement, and likelihood of bacteremia/septicemia depe...

Test Bank Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions 6th Edition HUBERT TEST BANK Table of Contents Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology Test Bank 1 Chapter 02: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances Test Bank 9 Chapter 03: Introduction to Basic Pharmacology and Other Common Therapies Test Bank 18 Chapter 04: Pain Test Bank 21 Chapter 05: Inflammation and Healing Test Bank 25 Chapter 06: Infection Test Bank 36 Chapter 07: Immunity Test Bank 44 Chapter 08: Skin Disorders Test...

Colonization Correct Answer-Organism in the body but not causing infection. If break in defense, can cause infection Local infection Correct Answer-Limited to specific part of body such as infected cut or incision systemic infection Correct Answer-infection spreads to several sites and tissue fluids usually in the bloodstream; bacteremia (sepsis); septicemia Nosocomial infection Correct Answer-Hospital acquired infection; caused by delivery of health care services iatrogenic infectio...

GTC Microbiology Final Review UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is septicemia? - Correct Answer- a systematic disease caused by presence of pathogenic microorganisms or toxins in the blood How does it differ from bacteremia? - Correct Answer- bacteremia is bacteria in the blood. Septicemia is the presence of microoganisms in the blood. What is the cause of endotoxic shock? - Correct Answer- the LPS layer of gram negative bacteria contains endotoxins that are released wh...

symptoms of endocarditis - CORRECT ANSWER Fatigue and weakness, Fever and Chills, Night Sweats and other excessive sweating, weight loss, Muscle aces and pains, joint pain, shortness of breath, blood in urine, abnormal urine color, red painless skin spots on palms and soles, red painful nodes in the pads on fingers and toes, Nail abnormalities All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except - CORRECT ANSWER Leg Swelling Septicemia is what? - CORRECT ANSWER ...