A nurse is caring for a patient who is newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The patient asks the nurse what the difference is between RA and osteoarthritis (OA). Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

In providing an educational program to staff in the intensive care unit, the nurse educator describes which pathogen as the result of decades of use of unnecessary antibiotics and the most prevalent in the United States?

The nurse is conducting an in-service on the spread of infection in the hospital environment. Which statement does the nurse include regarding the most common mode of pathogen transmission?

A home health nurse is conducting home visits for several patients who are diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Which patient would the nurse see first?

The nursing diagnosis “Fluid Volume Deficit related to diarrhea and watery stools secondary to release of toxins in the gastrointestinal tract” is most relevant to the patient with which multidrug-resistant organism?

The infection prevention and control nurse is providing an in-service regarding multidrug-resistant (MDR) infection. The nurse describes which site as the most common site of MDR methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection?

The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of Chronic Pain for a patient with fibromyalgia. Which manifestation supports this nursing diagnosis?

A patient diagnosed with B12 deficiency anemia is admitted to the hospital. In teaching the patient and family about this disease process, what information does the nurse include?

The patient enters the outpatient clinic and states to the triage nurse, “I think I have the flu. I’m so tired, I have no appetite, and everything hurts.” The triage nurse assesses the patient and finds a butterfly rash over the bridge of nose and on the cheeks. Then nurse correlates this data with the clinical manifestations of which disorder?

The nurse is instructing a patient with iron deficiency anemia about appropriate menu choices. Which diet choice indicates that teaching has been effective?