A young adult's cognitive skills will continue to develop until death
True
False
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At her annual mammogram, the technician views a suspicious area and refers her to the radiologist. She asks the nurse in the office, "How can a lump appear so quickly?" The nurse's response is based on which of the following principles? A) A tumor is undetectable until it has doubled 30 times and contains at least 1 billion cells. B) Many tumor cells never leave the M-phase of the cell cycle. C) Cancer cells are undifferentiated and come in various shapes and sizes. D) If the breast has a lot of cysts, then the fluid within those sacs makes it difficult to feel the hard lumps of a cancer.
The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on the client. Rank the following steps of assessment in the order that they should be performed. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down
1. Percuss the abdomen. 2. Visualize the quadrants of the abdomen. 3. Palpate the abdomen. 4. Auscultate the abdomen. 5. Encourage the client to void.
A nurse prepares to administer melarsoprol intravenously to a patient with trypanosomiasis. The dose is 3 mg/kg, and the patient weighs 154 lb. How many milligrams will the nurse administer? __________ mg
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When assessing a 68 year-old female patient, the nurse notes an exaggerated curvature of the thoracic spine when the patient bends at the waist. How would the nurse evaluate this finding?
1. It represents kyphosis and is a common curvature in older patients. 2. It represents kyphosis, for which emergency surgery is indicated. 3. It is called scoliosis and is a normal curvature in the elderly. 4. This is an expected finding in all women.