A Client Is Admitted with Dysentery Caused by Clostridium Difficile

question 11

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted with dysentery caused by Clostridium difficile, or pseudomembranous colitis. To elicit the most helpful information about the cause of the dysentery, the nurse would ask the client

• A) "Are you taking any antibiotics?"
• B) "Do you ever go barefoot outside your home?"
• C) "Does anyone else in your family have bowel problems?"
• D) "Have you traveled in any foreign countries lately?"

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Definitions:

Subthalamic Nuclei

A small group of cells located in the brain that are part of the basal ganglia system, involved in regulating movements.

Pineal Body

A small gland in the brain involved in the production of the hormone melatonin, regulating sleep patterns.

Third Ventricle

A narrow, midline cavity in the brain, part of the ventricular system where cerebrospinal fluid is produced and circulates, located between the two halves of the thalamus.

Habenula

A paired structure located in the epithalamus of the brain, involved in regulating responses to pain, stress, sleep, and reward by linking the forebrain to the midbrain and associated with various neurotransmitter systems.