When teaching the client regarding factors that can influence the cancer survival rate, the nurse determines that the MOST significant factor would be the:
a. age of the client at initial diagnosis c. racial and ethnic background
b. client's response to diagnosis d. type of cancer
D
The type of cancer plays the largest role in the cancer survival rate. The remaining choices have minimal significance to the growth rate of cancer cells.
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Liver descent is determined by percussing the lower border of the liver at the right midclavicular line first as the patient
a. holds a deep breath and then again after the patient exhales. b. exhales completely after taking a deep breath and then exhales after a normal breath. c. breathes normally and then again as the patient breathes deeply. d. holds a deep breath and then after the patient coughs, inhales deeply, and holds his breath again.
A patient with infertility will begin taking menotropins [Repronex]. The nurse will evaluate this patient's history to determine whether the:
a. patient has a history of hyperinsulinemia. b. patient has excessive prolactin secretion. c. patient's pituitary can produce LH and FSH. d. patient's ovaries are capable of responding to gonadotropins.
Which one of the following instructions to the research subject will provide the highest possible level of measurement?
a. Indicate whether your income is above $20,000 a year or not. b. What was your income last year: $0–$20,000; $20,000–$60,000; $60,000–$100,000; or more than $100,000? c. What was your total income last year, before taxes? Enter amount: _____ d. Did you earn money last year?
The nurse is doing a shift assessment on a 72-year-old patient with diabetes who has had a 2 pack/day smoking habit for 22 years. The nurse cannot palpate a dorsalis pedis pulse even with a Doppler
When reviewing previous assessment findings, they show that pulses were weakly palpable. What would be the first nursing action? A) Notify the primary provider B) Reevaluate the pulse again in 30 minutes C) Reevaluate the pulse again in 15 minutes D) Ask the patient how the extremity feels