A client with a high genetic risk for breast cancer asks the nurse about options for prevention and early detection. Which option for prevention and early detection is the option of choice?
A. Breast self-examination (BSE) beginning at 20 years of age
B. Hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progesterone
C. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mammography every year beginning at age 30
D. Prophylactic mastectomy
Ans: C. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and mammography every year beginning at age 30
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The Homeland Security website has fact sheets and a series of scenario-based workshops that are free and can be completed online
Which of the following types of terrorist attacks have concomitant fact sheets on this website? Select all that apply. 1. Chemical 2. Biological 3. Radiological 4. Nuclear 5. Improvised Explosive Attack
Which part of the musculoskeletal assessment is the nurse doing in the video?
a. Passive hip range of motion b. Inspection of the legs and feet c. Internal and external hip rotation d. Adduction and abduction of the hip
A patient is brought to the emergency department with complaints of chest pressure for 1 hour and ECG changes significant for an evolving myocardial infarction
The nurse understands that the best response from thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) occurs when it is a. given concurrently with warfarin (Coumadin). b. started within 4 to 6 hours of the onset of symptoms. c. started immediately upon arrival in the emergency department. d. administered only after confirmation of the diagnosis by coronary angiogram.