A woman comes to the clinic and asks the nurse about when she should have her first mammogram. Using the recommendations of the American Cancer Society, which would the nurse suggest?
A) 30 years
B) 35 years
C) 40 years
D) 45 years
C
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The American Cancer Society still recommends annual mammograms and clinical breast exams for women starting at age 40.
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A patient who has just undergone a colon resection complains to a nurse that he felt something pop under his dressing while trying to get out of bed. The nurse removes the dressing and finds that dehiscence of the wound has occurred
What nursing action should be implemented first? a. Replace the dressing; dehiscence is nor-mal. b. Call the physician. c. Pull the wound edges together and replace the dressing. d. Cover the wound with sterile dressings saturated with normal saline.
A nurse is frequently tardy to work causing other nurses to have to change their plans to cover the unit. The nurse never thanks those who cover for her and often criticizes the work they did in her absence
If another nurse is tardy, she refuses to stay over to cover. Which ethical theories is this nurse violating? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Fidelity 2. Autonomy 3. Beneficence 4. Veracity 5. Paternalism
Telenursing presents numerous ethical concerns. What is one way the nurse can help to control for the ethical issues surrounding this technology?
1. Refuse to give advice to patients over the telephone. 2. Ask specific questions about the patient's presenting situation. 3. Restrict telenursing to patients who have been seen in person within the last two days. 4. Use telenursing to give only general, not specific, advice.