The nurse, caring for a client with an elevated acid phosphatase, realizes this blood test is useful in diagnosing:
a. diabetes. c. nephrotic syndrome.
b. hyperthyroidism. d. metastatic prostate cancer.
ANS: D
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1. Anonymity. 2. Coercion. 3. Confidentiality. 4. Informed consent.
Benefits to the mother associated with breastfeeding include all of the following except:
1. there is a decreased risk of breast cancer. 2. it is an effective method of birth control. 3. it increases bone density. 4. it may enhance postpartum weight loss.
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Mr. Martin is a 72-year-old smoker who comes to you for his hypertension visit. You note that with deep palpation you feel a pulsatile mass which is about 4 centimeters in diameter. A) Obtain abdominal ultrasound B) Reassess by examination in 6 months C) Reassess by examination in 3 months D) Refer to a vascular surgeon
A nursing instructor is evaluating elastic bandages applied to the ankle in a skills laboratory. The nursing instructor recognizes that additional teaching is needed because
1. The wrap has a crisscross pattern across the top of the foot. 2. The wrap progresses down the limb at a 45-degree angle. 3. The wrap comes around the inner ankle and behind the leg. 4. The wrap comes around the outer ankle and then across the top of the foot to the instep.