The nurse practices a holistic approach to nursing care. Which of the following is not true of a holistic assessment?

The nurse is caring for a refugee from South Sudan who has a very dark skin color and is reporting difficulty breathing. What assessment techniques will the nurse implement to obtain more comprehensive data about this complaint? 

Which of the following will the nurse ask to gather information about a patient’s history of the present illness? (Select all that apply)

Brian has developed a hypothesis that the stress felt by single parents increases the probability of child abuse. In this case, child abuse will be considered the __________ .

Which of the following terms refers to the ways in which an individual shows an awareness that another is present without making this person the object of particular attention?

In an experiment, the experimental group contains the subjects who are exposed to an independent variable to study its effect on them.

The colonies from the following clinical specimen is routinely counted (quantitated) to determine clinical significance.

Pathogenicity factors associated with Streptococcus pyogenes include all of the following EXCEPT:

At times it can be difficult to distinguish a pathogen from a contaminant in a “positive” blood culture bottle. Describe 2 criteria that can be used to assist with the interpretation of a true “positive” (not positive due to contamination) blood culture bottle. 

The coagulase enzyme expedites the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.