The nurse explains that the most frequent breast mass is
a. carcinoma.
b. fibroadenoma.
c. fibrocystic disease.
d. mastitis.
C
Fibrocystic masses are the most frequently occurring breast pathology.
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The nurse is explaining the activity recommendations from the USDA's new MyPlate plan. What is the minimum amount of moderate weekly exercise needed to balance nutritional intake?
a. 15 minutes b. 1 hour and 15 minutes c. 2 hours and 30 minutes d. 60 minutes
A child who ingested a handful of aspirin tablets from a medicine cabinet at home is brought to the emergency department. The nurse caring for the child notes a respiratory rate of 48 breaths per minute
The nurse understands that this child's respiratory rate is the result of the body's at-tempt to compensate for: a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis.
The patient is about to have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose a soft tissue abnormality of the lower leg. About which finding should the nurse immediately notify the physician?
1. The patient has a concern about what will be found on the MRI. 2. The patient has a pacemaker. 3. The patient has a history of hypertension. 4. The patient did not eat breakfast due to earlier nausea.
Which statement by a patient who has been prescribed an antilipidemic drug indicates the need for additional teaching?
a. "Once my lipid profile levels are normal, I will no longer need to take the drug." b. "Taking this drug will decrease my risk for having a heart attack." c. "My goal is to increase my HDL cholesterol and decrease my LDL cholesterol." d. "I will continue walking and watching the fat in my diet while I'm taking this drug."