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Carl Rogers’  humanistic theory of personality stated that individuals go through a series of stages of development in childhood that give rise to their adult personality.

After coming home from studying abroad, a grad student experienced frequent episodes of extremely watery diarrhea that resembled rice in water. The amount of fluid lost through the diarrhea caused severe dehydration. Gram negative curved rods were found in the stool. The disease was caused by what pathogen?

Which of the following would not be considered a vector?

Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a spirochete:

This is the same situation as another question: During a six-month period, 239 cases of pneumonia occurred in a town of 300 people. A clinical case was defined as fever ≥39°C lasting >2 days with three or more symptoms (i.e., chills, sweats, severe headache, cough, aching muscles/joints, fatigue, or feeling ill). A laboratory-confirmed case was defined as a positive result for antibodies against Coxiella burnetii. Before the outbreak, 2000 sheep were kept northwest of the town. Of the 20 sheep tested from the flock, 15 were positive for C. burnetii antibodies. Wind blew from the northwest, and rainfall totals were much lower than each of the previous three years. In the above situation, what is the reservoir?

Which of the following vaccines would the nurse correctly recommend be given annually during a teaching session on health maintenance with an older adult patient?

A client with a diagnossis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is being treated in the emergency department. Which findings support this diagnosis? Select all that apply.

The nurse is planning care for a patient with cirrhosis. The patient’s laboratory results indicated a low vitamink K and elevated prothrombin time. Which intervention should the nurse implement? 

The nurse would evaluate a patient as understanding explanations about the definition of autoimmunity if the patient states which of the following?

A patient is being given penicillin via intravenous infusion and develops signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the followwing should be the nurse’s first action?