A child with severe anemia requires a unit of red blood cells (RBCs). The nurse explains to the child that the transfusion is necessary to:
a. allow her parents to come visit her.
b. fight the infection that she now has.
c. increase her energy so she will not be so tired.
d. help her body stop bleeding by forming a clot (scab).
Ans: c. increase her energy so she will not be so tired.
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A 52-year-old client asks the nurse how she is to remember when to schedule her clinical breast examination. Which response by the nurse is most correct?
A) "The office staff can schedule your clinical breast examination twice a year." B) "The diagnostic center will send you a reminder card to complete the annual examination." C) "The clinical breast evaluation will be completed with annual gynecologic examination." D) "You can complete the examination at home and report if you found anything abnormal."
When the nurse read that the patient's breast tumor is a stage II, the nurse realizes that the tumor is:
1. smaller than 2 cm, with no positive lymph nodes and no metastasis. 2. 2 to 5 cm, with no positive lymph nodes and no metastasis evident 3. larger than 5 cm, with no positive lymph nodes and no metastasis. 4. 2 to 5 cm, with positive axillary lymph nodes and no metastasis.
When meeting with a client to make a health related decision, the nurse should:
a. assemble the whole family to assist the client b. allow only one other individual to assist the client c. meet with the client alone d. determine with the client who they wish to be involved in the discussion
A home healthcare agency providing care in a local community is supported by the United Way and local donations. What type of agency is this?
A) voluntary B) public C) proprietary D) institution-based