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A 60-year-old patient comes to the emergency department reporting a sudden onset of a painful rash that began the day before. The patient has a low-grade fever and you observe a vesicular rash along a dermatome on the left side of the patient’s back consistent with shingles. Which of the following is an appropriate treatment option?

A student in the lab performs a Gram stain on Staphylococcus aureus, a Gram positive cocci. The student skips the decolorizing step. When the student observes the slide under 100x magnification what does he or she see?

What does this graph represent?

If there are 207 colonies on a plate with a 10-6 dilution, how many bacteria/mL are present in 1 mL?

To prevent the development of peripheral neuropathy in at-risk patients taking isoniazid (INH) for tuberculosis, _____________ supplementation is recommended.

Longest lag period would most likely be observed if a culture is transferred?

Which of the following antibiotics has appropriate coverage to treat a patient who has recurrent skin abscesses and has a history of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureas (MRSA)?

If a patient is prescribed bupropion (Zyban) for tobacco cessation, the instructions to the patient include:

A patient calls the nurse in the emergency department and states he was just stung by a bumble bee while gardening.  The patient is afraid of a severe reaction because his neighbor experienced such a reaction just 1 week ago.  Which nursing action should the nurse take?

A female patient presents with complaints of grayish, odorous vaginal discharge. The gynecologic examination reveals vulvar and vaginal erythema. Testing of the discharge indicates a pH of 5.2 and a fishy odor when mixed with a solution of 10% potassium hydroxide, confirming a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. The MSN-RN understands the approate treatment is to: