When teaching a client about the risk factors for cancer, the nurse is aware that which risk factor cannot be changed?
a. alcohol consumption c. overexposure to ultraviolet rays
b. family heredity d. smoking
B
Genetic factors are risk factors for cancer that cannot be changed. These are related to the high incidence of certain types of cancer in some families; leukemia and cancers of the breast, colon, stomach, prostate, lung, and ovary are among those that tend to run in families.
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A client is recovering from transjugular intrahepatic shunt placement. What nursing care should the nurse expect to provide to this client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Monitor vital signs. 2. Encourage early ambulation. 3. Monitor for internal bleeding 4. Maintain in a side-lying position. 5. Monitor for bleeding at the jugular site.
A client presents at the mental health clinic with complaints of experiencing a feeling of being unreal. The client is a 37-year-old female who lost her husband and two children in an automobile accident 3 months ago
The client retains insight and is aware that the experience is not real. The nurse knows that this client is displaying signs and symptoms of what? A) Dissociative amnesia B) Dissociative identity disorder C) Depersonalization disorder D) Dissociative fugue
Initial therapy for patients with IDA is
A. Blood transfusion B. Increasing dietary intake of green leafy vegetables C. Ferrous sulfate 325 mg orally bid-tid D. Parenteral administration of Venofer
Which client would be most at risk for alterations in oral health?
A) Infant who is breast-fed B) Man with a nasogastric tube C) Woman who is pregnant D) Healthy young adult