The postmenopausal woman asks the nurse about the risk of osteoporosis and how to find out if she is at risk. The nurse tells her the best test for this is:
a. skeletal x-ray.
b. bone density scan.
c. calcium blood level.
d. CAT scan.
B
Bone density testing can identify women at risk for fractures.
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A student nurse is caring for a child several hours after open heart surgery. Which action by the student requires intervention by the registered nurse?
A. Administers pain medication based on assessment of nonverbal signs of pain B. Groups nursing care tasks to allow for uninterrupted periods of rest and sleep C. Monitors hourly output from child's indwelling urinary catheter and chest tube D. Prepares to administer medication through the central venous pressure line
A patient is experiencing impaired circulation secondary to increased systemic arterial pressure. Which of the following statements is the most relevant phenomenon?
A) Increased preload due to vascular resistance B) High afterload because of backpressure against the left ventricle C) Impaired contractility due to aortic resistance D) Systolic impairment because of arterial stenosis
A nurse is presenting at a community health promotion fair that is focused on disease prevention and screening
A middle-aged participant has brought up an article that she recently read about bladder cancer and has asked the nurse about prevention measures. How should the nurse respond to this woman's inquiry? A) "The majority of people who develop bladder cancer have a family history of the disease, so genetics play a large part." B) "If you smoke cigarettes, quitting will greatly reduce your risk of bladder cancer." C) "People who tend not to drink enough fluids put themselves at an increased risk of bladder cancer." D) "An unhealthy diet is the most significant risk factor for the development of bladder cancer."
The nurse is teaching a group of mothers of infants about the benefits of immunization. The nurse will explain that the life-threatening disease epiglottitis can be prevented by immunization against
1. measles,mumps,and rubella (MMR). 2. haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB). 3. hepatitis B. 4. polio.