A nursing instructor is giving a lecture on genetics and genetic testing. The instructor explains that there is a lot of controversy over testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2, the tumor suppressing genes that,
if mutated, may indicate hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The arguments against genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 include all of the following except:
A. The cost of the test is high.
B. The evidence to the effectiveness of the test is limited.
C. The test is difficult to perform.
D. Less than 10% of all breast cancers are genetically based.
ANS: C
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1. Demonstration of giving the injection 2. Discussion of how to draw up the ordered dose 3. Discussion of the client's fear of needles 4. Discussion of insulin reaction
Upon assessment of a patient in the intensive care unit, the nurse determines the patient is experiencing critical illness polyneuropathy. Which of the following did the nurse assess in this patient?
1. absence of deep tendon reflexes 2. diffuse weakness 3. facial grimacing with a painful stimuli but without withdrawal from the stimuli 4. elevated creatine kinase level
What are the four phases of reality shock that new nurses experience when transitioning from academia to the workforce?
What will be an ideal response?
Holding or restraining a person without proper consent is known as false imprisonment
True False