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Diane

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on: Jul 11, 2018
A patient has been admitted with endocarditis. The patient asks the nurse how the health care provider knows what medicines to order to kill the bacteria.
 
  The nurse knows that to find the most appropriate antibiotic treatment, what test would be the most helpful?
  A) Echocardiogram
  B) Blood cultures
  C) Arterial blood gases (ABGs)
  D) Complete blood count (CBC)

Question 2

A patient, age 59, has lost 10 pounds in the first 3 weeks of her radiation therapy and does not eat because nothing tastes good. Which is an appropriate nursing diagnosis for her?
 
  a. Ineffective health maintenance related to lack of knowledge of nutritional requirements during radiation therapy
  b. Risk for infection related to poor nutrition
  c. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to anorexia
  d. Ineffective therapeutic regimen management related to refusal to eat


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deja

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C
Nursing diagnosis includes imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to anorexia from changes in taste and smell.


Diane

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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