You are an RN in a long-term care facility caring for a 79-year-old female. The patient has been a resident on in the facility for the past 5 years. She has been complaining of pain, burning, and tingling on her left side. Upon further assessment, you observe fluid-filled blisters wrapping around the left side of her torso in a concentrated strip. The facility physician confirms she had a previous episode of chickenpox as a child, diagnoses her with shingles and orders the appropriate isolation.

A 36-year-old female is bit by a raccoon and presents to the emergency department with mild trauma to her right lower extremity. Following a triage assessment, the patient’s wound is cleaned and dressed. The physician verbalizes concern that the patient may have been exposed to rabies from the bite. One role of the RN is to provide education to the patient regarding rabies infection and its transmission.

Further microscopic analysis of negatively stained specimens reveals a colorless ring around the outside of each of the spherical cells against a dark background. This clearing indicates that the pathogen possesses which structure(s)?

Upon admission to the inpatient unit, a respiratory sputum culture and blood culture are sent. Prior to obtaining the blood culture, you provide education to the patient. Which of the following statements, by the patient, best demonstrates understanding of the rationale for the blood culture?

The specimens are Gram-stained and analyzed microscopically. The laboratory technician observes spherical purple cells arranged in chains. Based upon this evidence, which of the following microbes is potentially the pathogen affecting the patient?

The county public health department is notified that an organism has been identified in a local lake, which is popular for water recreation and swimming. Acanthamoeba is familiar to the public health officials as an amoeba that can cause a fatal brain disease in both normal and immunocompromised individuals. An RN is a member of the taskforce assigned to the development and dissemination of community education. The team prepares information for the public to be released to media outlets and posted at the lake.

The patient asks you how she contracted this viral infection since she has not come in contact with anyone with anyone infected with shingles. Which of the following statements is an appropriate response?

A/An ____________  is an effusion that is caused by an increased in hydrostatic pressure and a decrease in plasma oncotic pressure. [BLANK-1]

The laboratory report shows that a motility test was performed on the sample with positive results. Thinking about bacterial movement, you are aware that this bacterium could possess which structure(s) for motility?

The patient is diagnosed with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis infection, a foodborne illness. The identification of the bacterial subspecies of “serovar Enteritidis” is important for developing his treatment plan. What method of identification made it possible to identify the serovar type?