The nurse is conducting a reproductive assessment of a postmenopausal woman. Which assessment finding reported by the client requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Urinary incontinence
b. Vaginal dryness
c. Painful intercourse
d. Returning periods
D
All client reports require some action by the nurse, but the priority would be to further investigate and report the "returning periods." In a postmenopausal woman, this can signal cancer.
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1. Preparedness 2. Mitigation 3. Response 4. Evaluation
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1. Lung 2. Heart 3. Spleen 4. Subclavian vein 5. Diaphragm
The nurse teaches a patient with chronic bronchitis about a new prescription for Advair Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol)
Which action by the patient would indicate to the nurse that teaching about medication administration has been successful? a. The patient shakes the device before use. b. The patient attaches a spacer to the Diskus. c. The patient rapidly inhales the medication. d. The patient performs huff coughing after inhalation.
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