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Which activity tends to increase nurses’ satisfaction during work?

Identify the two most important ethical issues surrounding organ donation.

Which characteristic of health care in ancient civilizations distinguishes it from the health care of today?

Identify the best method for a nurse to acknowledge a patient’s autonomy.

Which cell structures are both unique to prokaryotic cells and that essentially all  bacteria exhibit? 

Which virulence factor is found in the cell wall of all Gram negative bacteria, but not in Gram positive bacteria?

Which of the following is the best mechanism to slow the development of resistant organisms?

An antibiotic sensitivity test shows the following results after incubation: If color represents growth and white represents no growth, the MIC in this example is:

Except in severe cases, diarrhea caused by Salmonella typhi is treated with rehydration therapy, but not antibiotic therapy.  Why is this?

Case Study 3: A 3-year old girl presented at the emergency room with bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. The child’s mother reported that the day-care center called yesterday morning because she started having a watery diffuse diarrhea.  That night she began to complain of severe cramps and her diarrhea became bloody and pus-filled.  The family has no recent travel history and while they are vegetarians, they only consume pasteurized milk, cheese, and egg products.  The gram stain showed many white blood cells and many gram-negative bacilli.  The culture resulted in many translucent-clear colonies on the MacConkey’s agar that were oxidase negative and fermented glucose, but not lactose.   She was admitted to the hospital to treat her dehydration and for observation.   Case Study 3 Question 3:  Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the isolated organism?