An older female patient is scheduled to have a DEXA examination. What should the nurse consider as most likely the reason the test has been prescribed for this patient?
A. Check the degree of osteoporosis.
B. Evaluate bone cancer.
C. Check for fractures.
D. Screen for osteomyelitis.
Answer: A
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1. Escitalopram (Lexapro) and clozapine (Clozaril) 2. Citalopram (Celexa) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) 3. Lithium carbonate (Lithobid) and sertraline (Zoloft) 4. Naltrexone (ReVia) and ziprasidone (Geodon)
Which of the following is how Asian American clients view maintaining direct eye contact with nurses while speaking?
A) See it as an invasion of privacy B) Value direct eye contact C) Avoid eye contact as a sign of respect D) See it as impolite because the spirit rests there
Theorists who use grand nursing theories based on interactive processes ascribe to which of the following theories?
A) Behavioral B) Social C) Systems D) Change
When utilizing the health care system in the United Kingdom, it is expected that the community health nurse will experience:
a. An equal employer-citizen share in cost of health care b. Ownership and operation of the system by the government c. Nurse practitioners as the primary providers of care in the system d. Primary care provided in hospitals