Assuming there are no contraindications, which antibiotic is the recommended first-line treatment for erythema migrans or early lyme disease?

When caring for a patient in acute septic shock, what should the nurse anticipate?

You are performing a pre-visit health history on a new patient over the phone. The patient reports taking vitamins every day. You should:

The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that is found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is also known as _________.  

A student in the lab performs a Gram stain on Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram positive cocci. The student skips the decolorizing step. When the student observes the slide under 100x magnification what does he or she see?

A 60-year-old patient comes to the emergency department reporting a sudden onset of a painful rash that began the day before. The patient has a low-grade fever and you observe a vesicular rash along a dermatome on the left side of the patient’s back consistent with shingles. Which of the following is an appropriate treatment option?

What does this graph represent?

To prevent the development of peripheral neuropathy in at-risk patients taking isoniazid (INH) for tuberculosis, _____________ supplementation is recommended.

Longest lag period would most likely be observed if a culture is transferred?

If there are 207 colonies on a plate with a 10-6 dilution, how many bacteria/mL are present in 1 mL?