When assessing a patient's pain, a nurse will note all of the following except
1. The exact location of the pain.
2. What causes the pain to become better or worse.
3. The patient's desires for pain relief.
4. The nurse's opinion of whether the patient is over-reporting or underreporting the severity of the pain.
ANS: 4
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a. lidocaine. b. Novocain with epinephrine. c. procaine. d. Xylocaine.
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1. Have a genetic test to detect the presence of the genetic disorder, even though the client may never develop cancer. 2. Teach the client the symptoms indicating colon cancer and suggest a high-fiber diet to prevent cancer. 3. Have regular colonoscopies. If the colonoscopy is abnormal, then genetic testing is indicated. 4. Have a genetic test to detect the presence of colorectal cancer so that treatment can be initiated as early as possible.
After dopamine is administered to a patient who has been experiencing hypotensive episodes, other than an increase in blood pressure, which indicator would the nurse use to evaluate a successful response?
a. Decrease in pulse and blood pressure b. Increase in urine output c. Weight gain d. Improved gastric motility
A woman has a breast mass that is not well delineated and is nonpalpable, immobile, and nontender. This is most likely:
a. Fibroadenoma. c. Intraductal papilloma. b. Lipoma. d. Mammary duct ectasia.