After teaching a woman who has had a vacuum evacuation for a hydatidiform mole (molar pregnancy) about her condition, which of the following statements indicates that the nurse's teaching was successful?
A) "I will be sure to avoid getting pregnant for at least 1 year."
B) "My intake of iron will have to be closely monitored for 6 months."
C) "My blood pressure will continue to be increased for about 6 more months."
D) "I won't use my birth control pills for at least a year or two."
A
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Three months ago I found a lump in my breast that the doctor is watching closely, and yesterday my 20-year-old daughter told me she is quitting college and moving to another state with her boyfriend.". Which comment or concern should be the priority for further assessment? a. What support persons and coping skills the woman has to draw upon b. The status of the marriage and whether the husband is involved in the affair c. How the patient feels about the possibility of having a mastectomy d. What the patient has in mind when she says she "cannot take it anymore"
When the nursing student identifies which of the following as a risk factor for developing breast cancer does the nurse educator know that the student will need additional instruction?
A) Women who had their first menstrual period before age 12. B) Women who experienced menopause after age 55. C) Women who have a first-degree relative with breast cancer. D) Women who do not use hormonal replacement therapy with menopause.
The nurse recognizes that infection may be present in her postpartum client when the client exhibits a temperature of:
a. 100.0° F during the first 36 hours postpartum. b. 100.8° F twice in the first 24 hours postpartum. c. 99.6° F on the first postpartum day and 100.4 on the second. d. 100.4° F on the second postpartum day and 100.8° F on the fourth.
Which of the following limits the power of the scientific method to answer questions about human life?
A) The necessity of departing from traditional beliefs. B) The difficulty of accurately measuring complex human traits. C) The inability to control potential biases. D) The shortage of theories about human behavior.