An RN Is Working at a Public Health Clinic That

question 13

Multiple Choice

An RN is working at a public health clinic that sees many patients with infectious disease. Ms. Hungh, a Burmese immigrant, presents to the clinic with an interpreter, complaining of fatigue, weight loss, persistent cough, and rust-colored sputum. The interpreter explains that Ms. Hungh has had this cough for many months in her home country and, now that she is in America, is seeking treatment for her condition.
-A sputum sample is ordered for microbial analysis in order to rule out the diagnosis of tuberculosis.Suspecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be the pathogen,the RN knows the laboratory technicians will perform which stain on the sample?  

• A)Endospore stain
• B)Negative stain
• C)Flagellar stain
• D)Acid-fast stain

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Definitions:

Subarachnoid Space

The space between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater of the brain and spinal cord, filled with cerebrospinal fluid.

Arachnoid Mater

A delicate membrane that encloses the brain and spinal cord, sitting between the pia mater and the dura mater.

Lateral View

A perspective or representation of an object or structure as seen from the side.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the brain involved in processing auditory information, memory, and integrating some aspects of speech and language.