How often, according to American Cancer Society recommendations, should a woman undergo a screening breast examination by a skilled clinician?

A) Every year
B) Every 2 years
C) Every 3 years
D) Every 4 years


C) Every 3 years

The current recommendation for screening by breast examination is every 3 years.

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The nurse is reviewing a patient's arterial blood gas results. Which condition should the nurse suspect is developing in this patient?

1. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypercapnia 2. alkalytic response from sympathomimetics 3. hypercapnia with respiratory acidosis 4. hypoxemic respiratory failure, metabolic acidosis

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A female patient comes to the clinic with an itchy, reddened area on both hands. What nursing assessment is indicated?

1. Ask the patient if she has changed soap or perfume. 2. Ask the patient if she might be pregnant. 3. Auscultate the patient's lungs for rhonchi or wheezes. 4. Assess the patient's hand grasp strength.

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Your client is a 14-year-old female who comes in for assessment related to an inability to wake up in the morning. Which of the following statements is an appropriate consideration?

1. Teens experience delayed sleep syndrome. 2. Teens have longer sleep-wake cycles. 3. Teens have shorter sleep-wake cycles. 4. Most teens need 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night.

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