Several of the clients at the clinic are preparing to have surgery within the next 2 weeks. They are completing preoperative paperwork today with their visit. What are some of the reasons that people might need to have surgery? Select all that apply
A) Cosmetic
B) Diagnostic
C) Palliative
D) Normative
E) Causative
A, B, C
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Reasons people have surgery include cosmetic reasons, diagnostic procedures, palliative surgeries, exploratory surgeries, and curative surgeries. Options D and E are distractors.
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A) Menstrual B) Proliferative C) Secretory D) Follicular
Fibrocystic change in breasts is:
1. a disease of the milk ducts and glands in the breasts. 2. a premalignant disorder characterized by lumps found in the breast tissue. 3. lumpiness with pain and tenderness found in varying degrees in breast tissue of healthy women during menstrual cycles. 4. lumpiness accompanied by tenderness after menses.
A Nurse builds a vacation home in a remote area having fewer than six people per square mile so he can "get away from it all.". This area is classified as a:
1. Standard metropolitan statistical area 2. Metropolitan county 3. Frontier 4. Rural area
This nursing diagnosis applies to a patient with acute mania: Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements related to insufficient caloric intake and hyperactivity as evidenced by 5-pound weight loss in 4 days. Select an appropriate outcome
The patient will: a. ask staff for assistance with feeding within 4 days. b. drink six servings of a high-calorie, high-protein drink each day. c. consistently sit with others for at least 30 minutes at meal time within 1 week. d. consistently wear appropriate attire for age and sex within 1 week while on the psychiatric unit.