Author Question: Who was the first health care provider to acquire AIDS? 1. Linda Richards 2. Clara Maass 3. ... (Read 25 times)

urbanoutfitters

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 530
Who was the first health care provider to acquire AIDS?
 
  1. Linda Richards
  2. Clara Maass
  3. Barbara Fassbinder
  4. Sharon Lane

Question 2

What is true of standards of nursing practice?
 
  1. They are written by the American Medical Association.
  2. They outline the minimal care expected by patients.
  3. They affect only the nurse-patient relationship.
  4. They define the nurse's professional legal obligations.



Joy Chen

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 354
Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

Barbara Fassbinder was infected with HIV while caring for a patient with AIDS. She is recognized as the first health care provided to acquire AIDS on the job and died as a result of her infection in 1994. Linda Richards is considered the first trained nurse in the United States. Clara Maass was a nurse who allowed herself to be bitten by a mosquito to prove a theory that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. She subsequently died of the disease. Sharon Lane was the only nurse to die as a result of enemy fire during the Vietnam War.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4

Standards of nursing practice define the nurse's ethical and legal obligations to clients and their support persons, to employers, and to society. The standards are established by the nursing profession. They outline nursing functions and the level of excellence required of the nurse.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

Joy Chen

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 354

 

Did you know?

The top 10 most important tips that will help you grow old gracefully include (1) quit smoking, (2) keep your weight down, (3) take supplements, (4) skip a meal each day or fast 1 day per week, (5) get a pet, (6) get medical help for chronic pain, (7) walk regularly, (8) reduce arguments, (9) put live plants in your living space, and (10) do some weight training.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

Signs and symptoms that may signify an eye tumor include general blurred vision, bulging eye(s), double vision, a sensation of a foreign body in the eye(s), iris defects, limited ability to move the eyelid(s), limited ability to move the eye(s), pain or discomfort in or around the eyes or eyelids, red or pink eyes, white or cloud spots on the eye(s), colored spots on the eyelid(s), swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelid(s), and general vision loss.

Did you know?

There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).

Did you know?

There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library