Mrs. Jones is a 32-year-old patient who is pregnant and comes to the clinic for a routine health assessment. As part of your patient education, you tell Mrs. Jones that she may feel some discomfort during the third trimester of her pregnancy. What kind of discomfort do you tell her to expect?
A. Stiffer joints
B. Back pain
C. Osteoporosis
D. Kyphosis
Answer: B. Back pain
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The newly diagnosed patient with macular degeneration flings her book at the TV set and furiously says, "I can't read this blasted book and I can't see what is on the stupid TV!" The nurse recognizes this behavior as:
1. the anger stage of grieving. 2. poor impulse control. 3. ineffective management of therapeutic regimen. 4. psychotic reaction to loss.
The nursing student realizes health care education and training was not always the way it is today. One report, the Flexner Report, had the goal of increasing accountability in
a. nursing education c. client education b. medical education d. governmental education
Risk factors associated with the finding of a malignancy in a patient with hemoptysis include all of the following except
A. Male sex B. Smoking history C. Over age 40 D. Childhood asthma