A care aide at a long-term care facility has informed a resident physician that an 80-year-old woman's eyes appear to be inflamed and that her eyelids are caked with sticky secretions.
The woman has been subsequently diagnosed with posterior blepharitis. Which of the following treatments is the physician likely to initiate?
A)
Surgical repair of the woman's blocked meibomian glands
B)
Warm compresses to be applied regularly to her eyes in addition to oral antibiotics
C)
Regularly scheduled cleansing of the woman's eyes with normal saline
D)
Intravenous steroids coupled with topical antibiotic ointment
Question 2
Which of the following statements best captures the current understanding of the etiology of mental illness?
A)
The role of nurture, experiences, and relationships has been largely disproven.
B)
Mental illness can be attributed to organic brain changes and pathophysiological processes.
C)
Mental illness exists from the interplay of biologic factors and psychosocial influences.
D)
Current understanding of mental illness has shown that both biologic psychiatry and psychosocial psychiatry are incorrect.
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Patients are encouraged to take an active role in their health care.
Building competency in patient centered care
fMRI Machine It is not until after toddlerhood that most children can lie still long enough to have
The inguinal area. Take great care when applying deep pressure in this region
These findings are from Colby and Kohlberg's long-term longitudinal study