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Microbiology BOC 1. Proper media for culture of a urethral discharge from a man include: a. sheep blood and phenylethyl alcohol agars b. eosin-methylene blue and sheep blood agars c. thioglycollate broth and chocolate agar d. chocolate and modified Thayer-Martin agars - correct answer d 2. A sheep blood agar plate inoculated with 0.001 mL of urine grows 70 colonies of Staphylococcus aureus. How many colony forming units per mL of urine should be reported? a. 70 b. 700 c. 7,000 d. 70...

Barkley Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 172 Q & A Review Question Bank 1. A 59-year-old is having a follow-up evaluation two years after the successful conclusion of radiation therapy for leukemia. He tells you that he has been feeling run-down and reports unexplained weight loss and night sweats. Upon examination, you determine that he also has a fever and pain below his ribs and the left side. You know that he is at risk for chronic lymphotic leukemia. Which of the fo...

4 Basic Steps of binary fission - Answer-1. Growth of cell size 2. Replication of DNA 3. Division of cytoplasm 4. Septum formation & cell division Z Ring Assembly - Answer-FtsZ assembles Z ring to form divisome Generation Time - Answer-time it takes to double the population Lag Phase - Answer-Cells adjust to culture medium; no change in population What factors determine the duration of the lag phase? - Answer-Genetic makeup, media composition, initial inoculum size During which phase of...

NURS 6541 Midterm Exam Version 3! 100%Correct Questions and Answers.  Question 1 0 out of 1 points Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to Selected Answer: b. Newborn, pregnant women, and those older than 65 whose personal income falls below the federal poverty level.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A differential diagnosis for child abuse would include all of the following except. Selected Answer: c. Prader-Wlli syndrome  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Which of the f...

NURS 6541 Midterm Exam Version 3! 100%Correct Questions and Answers.  Question 1 0 out of 1 points Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to Selected Answer: b. Newborn, pregnant women, and those older than 65 whose personal income falls below the federal poverty level.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A differential diagnosis for child abuse would include all of the following except. Selected Answer: c. Prader-Wlli syndrome  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Which of the f...

Microbiology BOC Final Exam 2024. 1. Proper media for culture of a urethral discharge from a man include: a. sheep blood and phenylethyl alcohol agars b. eosin-methylene blue and sheep blood agars c. thioglycollate broth and chocolate agar d. chocolate and modified Thayer-Martin agars - correct answer d 2. A sheep blood agar plate inoculated with 0.001 mL of urine grows 70 colonies of Staphylococcus aureus. How many colony forming units per mL of urine should be reported? a. 70 b. 700...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Reg...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is 12hr postoperative following a colon resection. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the surgeon? a. Heart rate 90/min b. Absent bowel sounds c. Hgb 8.2 g/dl d. Gastric pH of 3.0 Rationale: Normal Hgb is 13-18M g/dl, 12-16 g/dl. This may indicate a possible hemorrhaging. 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes insipidus. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to administer? a. Desmopressin b. Reg...

HESI RN COMPASS EXIT EXAM V1 1. The nurse is caring for a pre-adolescent client in skeletal Dunlop traction. Which nursing intervention is appropriate for this child? A) Make certain the child is maintained in correct body alignment. 2. The nurse is assessing a healthy child at the 2 year check up. Which of the following should the nurse report immediately to the health care provider? A) Height and weight percentiles vary widely 3. The parents of a 2 year-old child report that he has bee...

4 Basic Steps of binary fission : 1. Growth of cell size 2. Replication of DNA 3. Division of cytoplasm 4. Septum formation & cell division Z Ring Assembly : FtsZ assembles Z ring to form divisome Generation Time : time it takes to double the population Lag Phase : Cells adjust to culture medium; no change in population What factors determine the duration of the lag phase? : Genetic makeup, media composition, initial inoculum size During which phase of the growth curve is it most ap...