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Studies Show
True Blood
Riddles
Odds 'n Ends
100
Time to get you going again & "back on" these extremities
What is your feet
100
In 2000, Indiana University researchers found men only listen with the left half of this
What is the brain
100
The pigment that transports oxygen in the blood, it is in the red blood cells & gives blood its red color
What is hemoglobin
100
I'm full of holes yet still hold water. What am I?
What is a sponge
100
Sports drinks are an effective means for replacing fluid loss from diarrhea. True or False
What is False - they do not replace the losses correctly
200
To test the reception to our approach, let's do this & hope for 98.6
What is take a temperature
200
Immune Response Corp. sued the University of California when a university study said Remune, a drug for this disease, doesn't work
What is AIDS
200
The solid parts of blood - the red & white blood cells & platelets -are suspended in this, the liquid portion
What is plasma
200
What has a head, a tail, is brown and has no legs
What is a penny
200
Student nurses are taught to look at all patients as infected or colonized with microorganisms without showing any signs or symptoms of infection. The student nurses are further taught to implement precautions in the delivery of patient care. This practice is referred to as the implementation of what? a. Universal precautions b. Transmission precautions c. Standard precautions d. Contact precautions
What is c. Standard precautions
300
What a nurse may do if you need a test, or a first strike proving that a battle has been joined
What is draw blood
300
45% of these products were found to be antibacterial, possibly leading to drug-resistant bacteria
What is soap
300
An old test for this infection "kissing disease" used a sample of the patient's blood, mixed with that of a sheep
What is mononucleosis
300
What kind of coat can only be put on when it's wet?
What is a coat of paint
300
An appropriate diet for a patient with C-diff would include which of the following foods: a. apple juice and jello b. cereal with milk c. applesauce and toast d. chicken and rice
What is c. applesauce and toast
400
A sudden reappearance of an injury, it sounds like holding a tiki torch aloft
What is a flare up
400
These botanical-sounding cells taken from humans have grown into natural tissues in sheep
What is stem cells
400
Some kinds of white blood cells produce these, proteins that destroy bacteria, viruses & other invaders
What is antibodies
400
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs, never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats
What is a river
400
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with meningitis and implements which transmission-based precautions for this patient? a. private room with door open b. respirator mask c. private room with negative airflow pressure d. gowns and gloves only
What is a. private room with door open
500
I pretty much know it all now so I'll just put up a sign- I'll hang out one of these & go pro
What is a shingle
500
A recent study suggests this may be as effective as medications for preventing early death in some people who've had heart attacks or strokes
What is physical activity
500
Large numbers of abnormal white blood cells multiply out of control & do not fight infection in this disease
What is leukemia
500
What goes round the house and in the house but never touches the house
What is sunshine
500
Which of the following is not an airborne infectious illness? a. TB b. Chicken Pox c. Influenza d. Smallpox
What is c. Influenza