A client who has uterine cancer is to begin Depo-Provera hormonal therapy. Which statement about this medication is TRUE?
a. It increases the regeneration of healthy cells.
b. The order must be verified with the health care provider because it contains progesterone and can stimulate tumor growth.
c. It is administered to slow tumor growth when the cancer is considered inoperable or has metastasized.
d. It is used for birth control when chemotherapy treatments cause nausea and vomiting and the client can no longer take oral contraceptives.
C
Depo-Provera hormonal therapy is administered to slow tumor growth when the cancer is considered inoperable or has metastasized.
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a. macules. b. nevi. c. plaques. d. keloids.
A primary care NP will begin practicing in a state in which the governor has opted out of the federal facility reimbursement requirement. The NP should be aware that this defines how NPs may write prescriptions:
a. without physician supervision in private practice. b. as CRNAs without physician supervision in a hospital setting. c. in any situation but will not be reimbursed for this by government insurers. d. only with physician supervision in both private practice and a hospital setting.
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a. The couple's religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds provide emotional clutter that does not affect the clinical scientific diagnosis. b. The investigation takes 3 to 4 months and a significant financial investment. c. The woman is assessed first; if she is not the problem, the male partner is analyzed. d. Semen analysis is for men; the postcoital test is for women.