Mr. Jackson is a 50-year-old African-American who has had discomfort between his scrotum and anus. He also has had some fevers and dysuria. Your rectal examination is halted by tenderness anteriorly, but no frank mass is palpable. What is your most likely diagnosis?
A) Prostate cancer
B) Colon cancer
C) Prostatitis
D) Colonic polyp
C) Prostatitis
The above examination, associated with a history of dysuria, frequency, and incomplete voiding, should lead you to suspect acute prostatitis. Prostate cancer, colon cancer, and polyps should not ordinarily cause systemic symptoms such as fever.
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When preparing a patient for a discectomy, the nurse explains that this procedure:
A) removes the lamina to enlarge the spinal canal. B) removes all or part of the herniated disc. C) joins vertebrae together to prevent motion between the vertebra. D) vaporizes the tissue in the disc.
Which practice of diploma nursing programs most concerned the state boards of nursing?
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The nurse reminds parents that in order to reduce the risk of their child being abducted, parents can:
a. Have the child wear a shirt with their name in view b. Have a current ID kit made on their child c. Provide the child with a cell phone with a GPS d. Teach their child to be silent if he or she becomes uncomfortable in a situation