The nurse recognizes which client as being at greatest risk for the development of carcinoma of the liver?
a. Middle-aged client with a history of di-abetes mellitus
b. Young adult client with a history of blunt liver trauma
c. Older adult client with a history of cirrho-sis
d. Older adult client with malnutrition
C
The risk of contracting a primary carcinoma of the liver is higher in clients with cirrhosis from any cause. The other factors do not increase a person's risk for developing liver cancer.
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To provide culturally competent care, the nurse should:
a. accurately interpret the thinking of individual patients. b. predict how a patient may perceive treatment interventions. c. formulate interventions to reduce the patient's ethnocentrism. d. identify strategies that fit within the cultural context of the patient.
A patient comes into the clinic with complaints of a cold. He is also there for a flu shot. Which represents the reason a flu shot is not recommended in this case?
a. Active infection is present. b. WBCs are too low. c. CBCs are high. d. Susceptibility is down.
To ensure a good fit of the appliance to avoid leakage, which of the following should the nurse consider for pouch placement?
1. Place the pouch only when the patient is lying down. 2. The pouch placement should be checked for sitting comfort, standing comfort, and ambulation. 3. The pouch should fit very snugly to edges of stoma. 4. The pouch must cover the entire abdomen.
The heart is a muscle.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)