NOTE TO THE STUDENT The Student Workbook for Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing has been written and edited by the authors to accompany the fifth edition of Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing. We have included exercises that not only help you review content, but also will help you develop your critical thinking abilities. It is essential for you to be able to think critically about the content as you prepare for the NCLEX-PN. We hope you will use this resource as well as your elect...

Chapter 08. Nursing Care of Patients With Infections Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. A patient says to the nurse, what is a culture? What would be the best response by the nurse? a. A culture measures the level of an antibiotic. b. A culture identifies an antibiotics effect on a pathogen. c. A culture determines the appropriate medication dosage to be used. d. A culture identifies the presence of disease-causing microo...