The nurse is compiling statistics for a breast cancer awareness presentation for a group of women. The nurse would correctly use which of the following facts about breast cancer? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in females.
2. Rates are on the decline.
3. Associated mortality has declined.
4. Diagnostics have improved.
5. 25% of females in Western countries are genetically predisposed.
1,3,4
Rationale 1: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in females. Breast cancer, along with skin cancer, is the most common cancers in females.
Rationale 2: Rates are on the decline. Breast cancer rates are increasing.
Rationale 3: Associated mortality has declined. Rates of death from breast cancer have declined to approximately 1 in 35 women diagnosed with the disease.
Rationale 4: Diagnostics have improved. Diagnostics, such as mammography and breast ultrasound, have significantly improved.
Rationale 5: 25% of females in Western countries are genetically predisposed. 10%, rather than 25%, of females in Western countries are genetically predisposed to breast cancer.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is teaching a client with a history of cholelithiasis to select menu items for dinner. Which selections made by the client indicate that the nurse's teaching was effective?
a. Lasagna, tossed salad with Italian dress-ing, 2% milk b. Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, coffee with cream c. Caesar salad with chicken, soft breadstick with butter, diet cola d. Roasted chicken breast, baked potato with chives, hot tea with sugar
The nurse wants to assign back rubs to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Before doing so, the nurse should first determine whether
1. unlicensed assistive personnel know how to perform a back rub. 2. there any clients who have intravenous fluids infusing. 3. there any clients who should not have a back rub performed. 4. there any clients who are prescribed to take nothing by mouth. 5. there any clients who do not want a back rub done by unlicensed assistive personnel.
Determining the FHR baseline requires the nurse to approximate the mean FHR rounded to increments of 5 bpm during a ___-minute window (excluding accelerations and decelerations).
A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 20
A 29-year-old female experiences shortness of breath, urticaria, and bilateral wheezing shortly after you started an IV of normal saline. How should you manage this situation?
A. Place her on her left side with her head down. B. Change the IV tubing and continue the IV. C. Leave the catheter in place and remove the solution. D. Discontinue the IV and remove the catheter.