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A new graduate nurse is learning about emerging and untreatable human infections. Which statement by the new graduate nurse indicates that FURTHER teaching is needed?

Match the COPD mediation to its classification.

A nurse is caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. Which intervention does the nurse use to minimize catheter-related infection?

Match the type of immunity to the correct example.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and The Joint Commission collaboratively set criteria for improved patient care using Pneumonia Core Measures. Which of the following are part of the Pneumonia Core Measures? (Select all that apply.)

Which information about maximizing nutrition does the nurse teach a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

When assessing the patient recently diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – emphysema predominate. Which clinical manifestations would the the nurse expect to find?

A patient had a 1-liter bag of 5% dextrose in 0.9% sodium chloride started at 3 pm. The nurse making rounds at 3:45 pm finds that bag has 400 mL remaining.  The patient is complaining of dyspnea, a pounding headache, chills, and has an elevated pulse rate.  What action should the nurse take first?

The nurse is planning care for several of his assigned patients. Which patient would the nurse be most concerned about developing health care associated Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA)?

The nurse is counseling a patient who has just tested negative after a possible HIV exposure. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates that the teaching has been effective?