A client experiencing menopause asks the nurse about the risks of cancer associated with menopause. When responding to the client, the nurse would include exposure to which factor as posing the greatest risk?
A) Increased levels of estrogen
B) Hydrocarbons in car exhausts
C) Ultraviolet light radiation
D) Oncogenic viruses
A
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The nurse plans to use a picture to show the area of the uterus that provides the force during a contraction, which is the:
a. lower portion. b. middle portion. c. upper portion. d. cervical portion.
The charge nurse at a nursing home impresses on a visiting class of nursing assistants the importance of hand washing, because older adults have a depressed immune response. One contributor to this depressed immune response in older adults is:
A) Decreased serum activity of the thymic hormones B) Inactivation of varicella-zoster infections C) Decreased serum concentrations of IgA and IgG D) High pain sensitivity associated with inflammation
A client suspected of having strep throat is in the clinic. The nurse is preparing to collect a throat culture, and should instruct the client to:
1. Brush her teeth before the test. 2. Gargle with mouthwash. 3. Drink water before the test. 4. Open her mouth, stick out her tongue, and say "ah."
Mechanical forces that interfere with normal prenatal development include oligohydramnios and fibrous amniotic bands. A patient at 34 weeks of gestation has reported to the OB triage unit for assessment of oligohydramnios
The nurse assigned to care for this patient is aware that prolonged oligohydramnios may result in (select all that apply) a. Intrauterine limb amputations b. Clubfoot c. Delayed lung development d. Other fetal abnormalities e. Fetal deformations