The nurse in an outpatient clinic notes that a client with a persistent nagging cough has come in for treatment after hearing about the seven signs of cancer on the television show Oprah
Identify the statement by the nurse that best reinforces this client's understanding of the warning signs of cancer.
a. All the signs have to be present in order to detect cancer.
b. Other signs to look for include indiges-tion, difficulty swallowing, and changes in the size or shape of a mole.
c. If you develop persistent nausea, skin rash, or acute pain, you are at high risk for having a cancer.
d. The warning signs you hear about are just to scare people who do not schedule reg-ular appointments into visiting the physi-cian.
B
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A) permanently correct the patient's brain physiology. B) ensure that the patient experiences fewer migraine headaches. C) relieve the symptoms of the patient's migraines. D) foster coping skills that will allow the patient to live with his migraines.
The hormone responsible for milk "let-down" or ejection from the breasts is ____________
ANS:
If the nurse is assessing for extrinsic factors for falls, which of the following should be included?
a. throw rugs b. ataxia c. cognition d. dizziness
The nurse has determined that the patient has a bundle branch block. Which condition likely exists?
1. A PR interval longer than 0.20 seconds 2. An elevated ST segment 3. A QRS segment longer than 0.12 seconds 4. A PR interval that lengthens with each beat