Which statement about adenocarcinoma of the lung is accurate?
a. It is the least common type of lung cancer, representing approximately 5% to 10% of cases.
b. It is the most prevalent carcinoma of the lung in both sexes and in nonsmokers, representing 35% to 40% of all tumors.
c. It is more common in men than in women and occurs almost entirely in cigarette smokers.
d. It is aggressive, with rapid growth and early local and distant metastases via the lymphatic and blood vessels.
B
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The health clinic nurse is interviewing a new patient. The nurse asks questions about the patient's self-care and about his healthcare providers. Which statement is likely to yield the most information from the patient regarding the use of CAM?
a. "Many people go to a medical provider and other healers, as well. Please tell me about the practitioners and healers you use." b. "Some people go to both medical and nonmedical providers for healthcare. Do you use both?" c. "Many people only go to a medical physician. Tell me about the practitioners you see for healthcare." d. "Some people go to different types of CAM healers. You don't use CAM, do you?"
What is the key concept that allows the nurse to maintain professional boundaries when first developing the nurse-patient relationship?
1. Intentional development of the relationship 2. Use of caring in the relationship 3. Shared goals of the relationship 4. Shared knowledge occurring in the relationship
The nurse is caring for a school-age child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which nursing action supports the 2020 National Health Goals to reduce the long-term complications from this disease process?
A) Schedule the child and parents to attend diabetes education classes. B) Explain how the child's physical abilities will be affected during school. C) Recommend homeschooling so the mother can provide the needed medications. D) Discuss admission to a rehabilitation facility to learn self-care with this disease process.
Which statement is true regarding the arterial system?
a. Arteries are large-diameter vessels.
b. The arterial system is a high-pressure system.
c. The walls of arteries are thinner than those of the veins.
d. Arteries can greatly expand to accommodate a large blood volume increase.