T. W. is receiving the chemotherapy protocol for Non-Hodgkin…

T. W. is receiving the chemotherapy protocol for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Following the second cycle of treatment, the physician adds Neupogen (filgrastim), a colony-stimulating factor, to the regimen. The nurse would explain to T. W. that the Neupogen will:

A lab technician had an occupational exposure to HIV via an…

A lab technician had an occupational exposure to HIV via an accidental needle stick from a HIV+ patient. The initial ELISA test was negative. The lab technician is in the Employee Health Department for the 6 week follow-up ELISA test; those results were also negative. The lab technician asks the nurse what these findings mean. Which of the following represents the best response from the nurse to the lab technician?

A nurse is the first responder at the scene of a school bus…

A nurse is the first responder at the scene of a school bus accident. The nurse triages the victims from highest to the lowest priority as follows: 1. Confused teenager with bright red blood pulsating from a leg wound 2. Teen with a closed head wound and multiple compound fractures of the arms and legs 3. Teen with a simple fracture of the arm complaining of abdominal pain 4. Sobbing teen with several minor lacerations on the face, arm, and legs