Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 41

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
As an RN in a primary care office, you recently took care of a 15-year-old patient with severe gastrointestinal distress. Since the patient had experienced diarrhea, vomiting, and a fever for 4 days, a stool culture was ordered in an attempt to identify a disease-causing pathogen. The laboratory results have just been faxed over to your office and you begin to read the data.
-Microscopic analysis revealed the presence of gram-negative bacilli in the patient's stool.Based upon this information,you picture in your mind which of the following images?

• A)red spheres in chains
• B)purple rods
• C)purple spheres in clusters
• D)red rods

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Definitions:

Muscle Tension

The condition of muscles being semi-contracted for an extended period, often resulting from stress or physical exertion.

Spine Pressure

Stress or force exerted on the spinal column, which can lead to discomfort or injury.

Thermal Biofeedback

Feedback concerning changes in skin temperature.

Vasodilation

The widening of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure and increases blood flow to certain areas of the body.