You are performing a clinical breast examination for a 55-year-old woman. While palpating the supraclavicular area, you suspect that you feel a node. To improve your hooked technique, you should:
a. apply lotion to your hands.
b. use both hands simultaneously.
c. ask the patient to press both palms togeth-er.
d. ask the patient to turn her head toward that side.
D
Having the patient turn her head toward the examination side, as well as raising the shoulder on that same side, gives your fingers more room to palpate deeper into the fossa.
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1. Slander. 2. Malpractice. 3. Libel. 4. Negligence.
Using a poster, the nurse demonstrates the protection of the nucleus. Arrange the layers starting with the most superficial. (Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D)
a. Endoplasmic reticulum b. Nuclear membrane c. Nucleus d. Plasma membrane e. Cytoplasm
The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a COX-2 inhibitor and knows that this patient needs to be assessed for what? (Select all that apply.)
A) Bleeding time B) Liver function C) Altered hearing D) Gastrointestinal (GI) effects E) Water retention
What is the major difference between an anesthetist and an anesthesiologist?
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