A health care worker's fear of contracting a communicable disease is MOST often the result of:

Within a few days after having a miscarriage, a 33-year-old woman presents with malaise, fever, constipation, and pelvic pain. Her blood pressure is 124/84 mm Hg, pulse rate is 104 beats/min and strong, and respirations are 22 breaths/min and regular. You should be MOST suspicious for:

A person who is neologistic:

You are dispatched to an apartment complex for a 20-year-old woman who is sick. When you arrive at the scene and begin assessing the patient, she tells you that she has been experiencing a purulent vaginal discharge, but denies vaginal bleeding or a fever. Her blood pressure is 104/64 mm Hg, pulse rate is 88 beats/min and strong, and respirations are 14 breaths/min and regular. What should you suspect?

Common central nervous system manifestations of anaphylactic shock include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Early distributive shock in children is characterized by:

Hematologic manifestations of lead poisoning include:

The MOST effective ways to protect your patients from health care-associated infections include:

Which of the following statements regarding a child's chest wall is correct?

Your FIRST priority when dealing with a patient who may have overdosed is to: