A nurse studying cancer knows that job-related risks for developing oral cancer include which occupations? (Select all that apply.)
a. Coal miner
b. Electrician
c. Metal worker
d. Plumber
e. Textile worker
ANS: A, C, D, E
The occupations of coal mining, metal working, plumbing, and textile work produce exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are known carcinogens. Electricians do not have this risk.
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A nurse discusses inpatient hospice with a client and the client's family. A family member expresses concern that her loved one will receive only custodial care. How should the nurse respond?
a. "The goal of palliative care is to provide the greatest degree of comfort possible and help the dying person enjoy whatever time is left." b. "Palliative care will release you from the burden of having to care for someone in the home. It does not mean that curative treatment will stop." c. "A palliative care facility is like a nursing home and costs less than a hospital because only pain medications are given." d. "Your relative is unaware of her surroundings and will not notice the difference between her home and a palliative care facility."
Which theorist believed that personality development was based on task mastery?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Erik Erikson c. Jean Piaget d. Friedrich Nietzsche
Which older patient is at greatest risk for mistreatment in the home?
1. An active older patient with well-controlled diabetes who lives alone 2. A healthy older patient who is retired from owning a business and lives with an adult son 3. An older patient with a history of coronary bypass surgery, is active, and lives with the spouse 4. An older patient with severe osteoarthritis and macular degeneration who lives with a single daughter who has an adult son with cerebral palsy
A client is admitted with the medical diagnosis of acute poisoning. The nurse contacts The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry because the purpose of this registry is to:
a. protect the public from unsafe drugs, food, and cosmetics. b. provide information on toxic agents. c. administer the program for health care to the homeless. d. support research related to quality of health care delivery.