Clinical Scenario: An RN at an elementary school notices a s…
Clinical Scenario: An RN at an elementary school notices a second grade female scratching and pulling at her pants. The student complains that her buttocks itch. Upon further assessment, the patient reports that the itching worsened in the morning hours. Since another child in the student’s class was recently diagnosed with Enterobius vermicularis, or pinworm infection, the RN contacts the child’s mother and recommends follow up with her pediatrician. The RN explains to the patient’s mother that Enterobius vermicularis is a helminth. He explains that disease-causing helminths are_________.
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Clinical Scenario: 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 public health information flyer explains that an amoeba is which type of microorganism?
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