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What is the most common cause of a urinary tract infection (UTI)?

A patient with type I diabetes asks the nurse why he can’t take the new diabetic drug that he sees on the commercials. Which of the following is the best explanation for the nurse to give the patient?    

A cab driver, stuck in traffic, suddenly is lightheaded, tremulous, diaphoretic, and experiences tachycardia and dyspnea. An extensive workup in an emergency department reveals no pathology. Which medical diagnosis is suspected, and what nursing diagnosis takes priority?

(P) A nurse has collected nutritional data from a client with a diagnosis of cystitis. The nurse determines that which beverage needs to be eliminated from the client’s diet to minimize the recurrence of cystitis?

Family members of an client with HIV have asked the nurse why antibiotics are not being given to the client in order to prevent infection. How should the nurse best respond?

(P) A patient’s husband asks the nurse if his wife’s arm and leg will be permanently paralyzed. The nurse’s response is based on which physiologic fact?

The leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956 achieved national fame thanks to the success of the boycott.  His name was ___________.

42. Which of the following is the most logical order of a typical in vivo gene cloning experiment?   I – Recombination of gene into cloning vector (sub-cloning) such as a plasmid II – Cloning and selection III – Restriction enzyme digestion of gene of interest and cloning vector DNA IV – Transformation to host bacterial cell like E.coli V – Isolation of gene and cloning vector DNA through agarose gel electrophoresis

President Kennedy had to deal with a crisis in October 1962, when Russia placed nuclear missiles in _________.  This was to close for comfort not to mention the Russians said they wouldn’t and then did it anyway.  

40.  Over next winter break you are planning on taking a trip to Hawaii with some friends.  Woohoo! You plan on getting a fabulous tan before returning home to Florida.  You know from Biology class to be cautious in the Hawaiian sun because UV light is a mutagen that causes which of the following DNA mutations?