A nurse reviews the health history of a client who will be seeing the health care provider to obtain a prescription for a combination oral contraceptive (estrogen and progestin). Which finding in the health history would cause the nurse to determine that use of a combination oral contraceptive is contraindicated?
A. The client has hyperlipidemia.
B. The client has type 2 diabetes mellitus.
C. The client is being treated for hypertension.
D. The client has been treated for breast cancer.
Ans: D. The client has been treated for breast cancer.
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A) Early diagnosis is associated with good outcomes. B) Five-year survival for older adults is approximately 50%. C) Five-year survival for patients over 75 years old is less than 2%. D) Survival rates are wholly dependent on the patient's pre-illness level of health.
A patient, diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury, is receiving mannitol. The nurse is implementing which of the following levels of intervention for the patient?
1. Level one 2. Level two 3. Level three 4. Level four
The physician orders insulin NovoLog 14 units subcutaneous. The medication is supplied in 100 units/mL
What will be an ideal response?
To promote wellness and prevent illness throughout the life span, it is important for the nurse to be cognizant of immunization recommendations for women older than 18 years. Match each immunization with the correct schedule
a. Tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) d. Hepatitis B b. Measles, mumps, rubella e. Influenza c. Herpes Zoster f. Human papillomavirus (HPV) 39. Three injections for girls between the ages 9 to 26. 40. Primary series of three injections. 41. Annually. 42. Once and then a booster every 10 years. 43. One dose after age 65. 44. Once if born after 1956.