The nurse would advise which of the following male clients to see his physician immediately to be evaluated for testicular cancer?
A) the 60-year-old who reports having to urinate at least twice each night B) the 38-year-old who has found a painless indurated lesion 1 × 2 cm in diameter on the dorsal surface of the penis C) the 19-year-old with an enlarged tender scrotum and a purulent penile discharge D) the 26-year-old with one normal-feeling testicle and one testicle that is hard but not tender
D
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A child is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB). The nurse should be prepared to perform which intervention?
1. Administer antibiotics and assist with possible intubation. 2. Obtain a sputum specimen. 3. Swab the throat for a throat culture. 4. Administer nebulized epinephrine and oral or IM dexamethasone.
The nurse is assessing an older adult's functional ability. Which definition correctly describes one's functional ability? Functional ability:
a. Is the measure of the expected changes of aging that one is experiencing. b. Refers to the individual's motivation to live independently. c. Refers to the level of cognition present in an older person. d. Refers to one's ability to perform activities necessary to live in modern society.
An oncology nurse is contributing to the care of a patient who has failed to respond appreciably to conventional cancer treatments. As a result, the care team is considering the possible use of biologic response modifiers (BRFs)
The nurse should know that these achieve a therapeutic effect by what means? A) Promoting the synthesis and release of leukocytes B) Focusing the patient's immune system exclusively on the tumor C) Potentiating the effects of chemotherapeutic agents and radiation therapy D) Altering the immunologic relationship between the tumor and the patient
For the client to be discharged from acute hospital care to clinical case management at home, care
planning should be predicated on evidence that best outcomes will be produced by a. weekly follow-up for 6 weeks, then every 2 weeks. b. monthly follow-up for 6 months to 1 year. c. no follow-up for 3 months, then quarterly visits. d. referral to the assertive treatment team for daily contact.