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BrownTown3

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The mother of a child with a viral infection is demanding that you give the child an antibiotic to treat the infection. The best response to a request of this type would be to say:
 
  1. Please remain patient. I will ask the doctor to write you a prescription.
  2. Antibiotics would not be effective against a viral infection.
  3. I cannot suggest antibiotics unless the child's fever exceeds 102F.
  4. A virus is caused by a microorganism and must be treated with anthelmintics.

Question 2

A nurse enters a room to assist a patient who has used the bedside commode. The nurse washes the patient's hands, puts on clean gloves, assists the patient in cleaning the genital area, and then assists the patient into bed.
 
  The nurse then empties, rinses, and replaces the pan of the bedside commode. The nurse removes the gloves and washes his or her hands. The student nurse identifies this process as an example of
  1. Surgical asepsis.
  2. Medical asepsis.
  3. Sterile technique.
  4. Primary defenses.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2



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