How do bedside shift change reports improve care? A.
by validating patient information during shift changes

B.
by making the patient more comfortable with the new nurse

C.
by familiarizing the new nurse with the necessary medical devices

D.
by assisting the nurse supervisor with medical documentation

Which term defines one's age as measured in years? chronological age biological age social age mental age

Viruses can cause the following, check all that apply. a. sore throat b. measles c. ear infection d. flu e. chicken pox

Which of the following best reflects what we know about how the flu virus moves between species? a) the flu virus in a pig is mutated and replicated in alternate arrangements so that humans who eat the pig products can be infected. b) a flu virus from a human epidemic or pandemic infects birds; the birds replicate the virus differently and then pass it back to humans. c) an influenza virus gains new sequences of dna from another virus, such as a herpesvirus; this enables it to be transmitted to a human host. d) an animal such as a pig is infected with more than one virus, genetic recombination occurs, the new virus mutates, the virus is passed to a new species such as a bird, and the virus mutates again and can now be transmitted to humans.