A staff nurse has a TB skin test of 8-mm induration. A chest radiograph is negative, and the nurse has no symptoms of TB. The occupational health nurse will plan on teaching the staff nurse about the

A patient’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results include the following: PH 7.48, PaO2 84 mm Hg, PaCO2 of 30, HCO3 of 22 meq/L. For what should the nurse assess the patient?

A patient is admitted with a chest wound and is experiencing extreme dyspnea, tachycardia and hypoxia. The chest wound is located on the left mid-axillary area of the chest. On assessment you note there is unequal rise and fall of the chest with absent breath sounds on the left side. You also note a “sucking” sound when the patient inhales and exhales. The patient’s chest xray shows a pneumothorax. What type of pneumothorax is this known as?

A patient with metabolic alkalosis has an SPO2 of 95%  in room air and a shift to the left of the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient with a chronic cough and blood-tinged sputum undergoes a bronchoscopy. Following the bronchoscopy, the nurse should

The correct order for the stages of a phage infection are:

Which of the following processes generates the greatest amount of energy?

Which of the following may be used by microbes for adherence and biofilm formation?

Destruction of vegetative cells of pathogens and other microorganisms in milk, fruit juices and other beverages

This structure gives rise to next growing seasons leaves and flowers and is located where a leaf’s stem is attached to the branch: