When performing a breast assessment on a clinic patient, the nurse practitioner notes scaly lesions that begin at the nipple and move toward a lump behind the nipple well. The NP would know that further assessment for what would be necessary?
A) Mastalgia
B) Lipoma
C) Fibroadenoma
D) Paget's disease
D
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A community picnic is held. Following this, a number of the attendees become ill. The pathogen in this case was acquired via:
1. indirect contact. 2. common vehicle. 3. airborne transmission. 4. vector transmission.
These comments are made by patients in a support group. Which comment best contributes to group cohesiveness and effectiveness?
a. "Talking about my problems helps me think of ways to solve them. Let me explain them to everyone." b. "We aren't making progress because our group leader has as many problems as we do." c. "No one in this group wants to hear anything else about your financial problems." d. "We started out talking about guilt, but we wandered off from that subject."
The nurse would be correct to state that the purpose of angiogenesis inhibitors is to
a. kill existing cancer cells directly. b. suppress the formation of new blood vessels in tumors. c. enhance the size of collateral vessels. d. enhance red cell development in the bone marrow.
The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who had a large portion of the stomach removed
Which of the following conditions, if stated by the patient, would indicate a correct understanding of why there usually is a need to receive vitamin B12 for life? a. Acquired hemolytic anemia b. Iron-deficiency anemia c. Pernicious anemia d. Sickle cell anemia