Describe the Lyon hypothesis
What will be an ideal response?
Female cells function as though they contained only genetic material from one X chromosome instead of two. The reason for this is the inactivation of one of the X chromosomes following the first week of embryonic development. This inactivation of one of the X chromosomes occurs randomly.
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A postmenopausal patient is prescribed bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. The nurse will instruct the patient to take the drug
A) at bedtime. B) after meals. C) at any time of the day with tea or coffee. D) first thing in the morning.
Which comment made by a woman in her early fifties would be a cue indicating the need for further assessment for a problem?
1) "My skin is so dry I need to use lotion every day after I bathe." 2) "I have episodes when I feel really hot even when others are not." 3) "It's getting harder to lift those big bags of dog food." 4) "I have to write myself notes because I'm getting so forgetful."
Which statement describes a repository with central storage of a longitudinal record?
a. Patient data are from a single hospital's data for the most current encounters. b. Data from multiple hospitals are kept compact and efficient by deleting "old" data. c. Portions of a patient's lifetime medical record are stored in databases at the facility where the data were collected. d. The information collected by the organization is stored in a single database no matter when or where the patient was seen.
A female staff nurse is assessing a male patient of Arab descent who is admitted with complaints of severe headaches. It is most important for the charge nurse to intervene if the nurse takes which action?
a. The nurse explains the 0 to 10 intensity pain scale. b. The nurse asks the patient when the headaches started. c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the privacy curtain. d. The nurse calls for a male nurse to bring a hospital gown to the room.