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Microbes are best defined as organisms that

In the hierarchy of living organisms, which category includes the most organisms with the least in common?

What structures enable a bacterium to survive without water or nutrients for long periods of time?

A patient has a serious respiratory infection. A sputum sample yielded a bacterium that did not have any peptidoglycan. You hypothesize that the identity of this microbe could possibly be ______.

Which of the following organisms does NOT contain eukaryotic cells?  

Which of the following protozoa uses pseudopods for movement?

When a frail 83 year old patient whose temperature was 96.8 F at 8:00AM shows a temperature of 98.6 F at 4:00 PM, the nurse is:

An older adult patient who is unable to get out of bed complains that the room is too cold because of the air-conditioning and asks the nurse to open the window. The nurse’s best reply is:

A diabetic patient has chronic peripheral vascular disease, which results in edema and poor circulation to her feet. She constantly complains of cold legs. The best nursing action is to provide:

When caring for a victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen who has lost a significant amount of blood, the nurse would anticipate the vital signs to reflect: