Which of the following clinical conditions has shown an improvement with hormone replacement therapy?
A. Dysmenorrhea
B. Infertility
C. Diabetes
D. Osteoporosis
Answer: D
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Why is seeking medical attention when any cancer warning signs occur frequently delayed?
a. Difficulty accessing a physician or getting a referral consult. b. Lack of knowledge of the seven warning signs of cancer. c. Fear of the possible diagnosis of cancer and hoping signs will go away. d. Self-examination being complex and difficult to perform.
Jason is a 41-year-old electrician who presents to the clinic for evaluation of shortness of breath. The shortness of breath occurs with exertion and improves with rest. It has been going on for several months and initially occurred only a couple of times a day with strenuous exertion; however, it has started to occur with minimal exertion and is happening more than a dozen times per day. The
shortness of breath lasts for less than 5 minutes at a time. He has no cough, chest pressure, chest pain, swelling in his feet, palpitations, orthopnea, or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Which of the following symptom attributes was not addressed in this description? A) Severity B) Setting in which the symptom occurs C) Timing D) Associated manifestations
Which age-group views death as punishment for being bad?
a. Infants and toddlers b. Children between the ages of 2 and 6 years c. Teenagers d. Young adults
The patient has advanced cancer and is experiencing malignant pain. How should the nurse plan to manage this pain?
1. Use the intravenous route for pain medication administration. 2. Set up a dosing schedule that provides for around-the-clock doses. 3. Encourage the patient to wait 10 minutes after pain medication is required to ask for a dose. 4. Augment the patient's regimen with other pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical pain relief measures for breakthrough pain. 5. Counsel the patient that it is not possible to eliminate all the pain of cancer and that some must be tolerated.