An axillary temperature is the least accurate method of taking a temperature
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A 52-year-old female patient is seeing the nurse on the oncology unit for pain control related to breast cancer that has metastasized to her lungs and liver. The nurse wants to prevent further pain and is aware that cancer
A) pain is often related to the stress of the patient knowing she has cancer and requires a very low dose of pain medications along with a high dose of anti-anxiety medications. B) pain is always chronic and difficult to treat so distraction is often the best intervention. C) pain can be acute or chronic; it may even be the result of the cancer treatment and usually requires high doses of pain medications. D) patients often misreport pain because of confusion related to their disease process.
A 70-year-old woman complains, "I weigh exactly the same as I did when I wore a size 10 and now I can barely squeeze into a size 16." Which statement by the nurse would most correctly explain the size change to the woman?
a. "Metabolism in the older adult creates increased adipose tissue." b. "Postmenopausal women gain adipose tissue related to loss of calcium." c. "Decrease in muscle mass is replaced with adipose tissue." d. "Kyphosis causes a redistribution of weight."
The nurse is presenting education regarding the use of diuretics. What conditions should the nurse include in the educational session regarding the use of diuretics? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Pulmonary edema 2. Heart failure 3. Hypertension 4. Hypotension 5. Dependent edema
Which term means the extent to which a measurement tool consistently measures a variable?
1. Stability 2. Equivalence 3. Internal consistency 4. Precision