When asked by new parents what the life expectancy is for their African American newborn, the nurse replies that, "2010 statistics indicate that your son:
a. will have a life expectancy of approxi-mately 65 years."
b. can realistically expect to live into his late 80s."
c. has a good chance of celebrating his 75th birthday."
d. is likely to live into his late 90s."
C
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Which of the following teaching points should the physician include in his explanation of the man's new diagnosis? A) "I'll be able to help track the course of your angina through regular blood work that we will schedule at a lab in the community." B) "With some simple lifestyle modifications and taking your heparin regularly, we can realistically cure you of this." C) "I'm going to start you on low-dose aspirin, and it will help greatly if you can lose weight and keep exercising." D) "There are things you can do to reduce the chance that you will need a heart bypass, including limiting physical activity as much as possible."
According to the Masters and Johnson model, which best describes the pattern of the human sexual response cycle?
1. Linear 2. Nonlinear 3. Cluster 4. Gap
Vicky has just learned she has vaginal cancer. She is upset and doesn't understand how this has happened. She turns to you, the clinical educator, for more information
a. Discuss what causes vaginal cancer. b. Who is likely to have vaginal cancer? c. What symptoms would you expect to find? d. What is the treatment for this? e. What is the prognosis and nursing care involved?
A client has multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). What is the most important fact for the nurse to teach the client?
a. "You will need to take medications longer than clients with other strains." b. "You will need to remain in the hospital until cultures are negative." c. "You will need to wear a mask when you go out in public." d. "You will need to have drug cultures done weekly."