Which is a source for standards of care?
a. Textbooks
b. Social media
c. The nurse's directions
d. Blogs
A
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What disorder of the axilla is most likely responsible for her symptoms?
A 43-year-old store clerk comes to your office upset because she has found an enlarged lymph node under her left arm. She states she found it yesterday when she was feeling pain under her arm during movement. She states the lymph node is about an inch long and is very painful. She checks her breasts monthly and gets a yearly mammogram (her last was 2 months ago), and until now everything has been normal. She states she is so upset because her mother died in her 50s of breast cancer. The patient does not smoke, drink, or use illegal drugs. Her father is in good health. On examination you see a tense female appearing her stated age. On visual inspection of her left axilla you see a tense red area. There is no scarring around the axilla. Palpating this area, you feel a 2-cm tender, movable lymph node underlying hot skin. Other shotty nodes are also in the area. Visualization of both breasts is normal. Palpation of her right axilla and both breasts is unremarkable. Examining her left arm, you see a scabbed-over superficial laceration over her left hand. Upon your questioning, she remembers she cut her hand gardening last week. A) Breast cancer B) Lymphadenopathy of infectious origin C) Hidradenitis suppurativa
A resident is in the last stage of AD. Which of the following would you anticipate being in the person's plan of care?
a. Measures to ensure safe driving b. Provide for all ADLs c. Incontinence care d. Daily field trips
When teaching the mother of a young child about iron-deficiency anemia, the nurse would tell her that a rich source of iron is:
a. Egg whites b. Fortified cereals c. Bananas d. Carrots
A patient in the ICU is on a mechanical ventilator with an endotracheal tube. The patient begins trying to pull at the endotracheal tube and other tubing. The nurse administers a prn order for tubocurarine
The nurse can anticipate which of the following areas of the body will experience the effects of the medication first? a. The levator muscle of the eyelid and muscles of mastication b. The muscles in the lower extremities c. The muscles controlling the glottis d. The muscles of respiration and the diaphragm