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A nurse is working with a community group promoting healthy aging. What recommendation is best to help prevent osteoarthritis (OA)? a. Avoid contact sports. b. Get plenty of calcium. c. Lose weight if needed. d. Engage in weight-bearing exercise. Correct Answer-c. Lose weight if needed. A nurse in the family clinic is teaching a client newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) about drugs used to treat the disease. For which medication does the nurse plan primary teaching? a. Acetaminop...

The nurse has completed discharge teaching for a client recently diagnosed with anorexia. What statement by the client indicates additional teaching is needed? "If I gain 5 pounds this month my clothes might still fit." " I will not weigh myself everyday since it makes me focus on my weight and not my eating properly." "The prom is coming up and I don't want to be fat again." " I will eat three meals a day even if they are small. Correct Answer.-"The prom is comi...

1. A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about "Give the infant ways to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). a pacifier at bed- Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? "Place the infant in a prone position to sleep." "Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow." "Use a soft mattress in the infant's crib." "Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime." 2. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who is experienci...

1. A client with giardiasis is taking metronidazole (Flagyl) 2 grams PO. Which information should the nurse include in the client's instruction? ANS Take the medication with food. 2. A client is receiving metoprolol (Lopressor SR). What assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain? ANS Blood pressure. 3. A client with a dysrhythmia is to receive procainamide (Pronestyl) in 4 divided doses over the next 24 hours. What dosing schedule is best for the nurse to implement? ANS q6h. 4. ...

1. E-D = ERV 160. A healthy 30-year-old woman is referred for a life insurance physical exam. History reveals that she has never smoked and vesicular breath sounds are heard at the periph- ery of the lung with aus- cultation. In the patient's spirometry tracing below, the expiratory reserve vol- ume (ERV) equals which of the following? 2. .21*380 = 80 mmHg 161. A group of third-year medical students accom- panied a medical mission team to Peru, South Amer- ica. After arriving at the ai...

Influenza: Questions and Answers information about the disease and vaccines What causes influenza? Influenza is caused by influenza viruses. Two types of influenza, A and B, cause outbreaks in people. Both types can cause mild to severe illness in all age groups. While influenza A viruses infect humans and other ani mals, influenza B viruses affects only humans. Subtypes of type A influenza virus are identified by two antigenic proteins called hemagglutinin [H] and neur amini...

Urinary Tract Infections (GU #3) Questions & Answers 1 / 7 1. bacterial cystitis inflammation of the bladder caused by bacterial infection 2. bacterial cystitis is characterized in what two ways 3. uncomplicated bacterial cystitis occurs where 4. why are women particularly susceptible to bacterial cystitis 5. 75-95% of uncomplicated UTIs is what 6. what fraction of women will have a UTI by 24 7. what fraction of women will have a UTI by 32 8. risk factors of complicated bacter...

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Clean wounds are uninfected wounds with minimal inflammation Clean-contaminated wounds are surgical wounds in which the respiratory, alimentary, genital, or urinary tract has been entered, such wounds show no evidence of infection Contaminated wounds are a wound with bacteria present resulting from trauma, a break in sterile technique during surgery or spillage of bowel contents or other bacteria-laden material during surgery Dirty or infected wounds are wounds containing dead tissue a...

Urinary Tract Infections (GU #3) Questions & Answers 1 / 7 1. bacterial cystitis inflammation of the bladder caused by bacterial infection 2. bacterial cystitis is characterized in what two ways 3. uncomplicated bacterial cystitis occurs where 4. why are women particularly susceptible to bacterial cystitis 5. 75-95% of uncomplicated UTIs is what 6. what fraction of women will have a UTI by 24 7. what fraction of women will have a UTI by 32 8. risk factors of complicated bacter...