A male patient's PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level is elevated. The nurse realizes that this patient will probably need which diagnostic test to accurately diagnose the presence or absence of cancer?
1. abdominal x-ray
2. biopsy
3. CT scan
4. small bowel examination
Correct Answer: 2
Prostate cancer is diagnosed and monitored by measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The prostate may be examined by a prostate biopsy to accurately diagnose cancer. A CT scan, small bowel examination, or abdominal x-ray would not definitively diagnose the presence of prostate cancer.
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a. "Plan to bathe the client in the evening when the client is most alert." b. "Encourage the client to use a cane when ambulating." c. "Assess the client for symptoms related to pain and discomfort." d. "Remind the client to look at foot placement when walking." e. "Schedule additional time for teaching about prescribed therapies."
A client has recently been diagnosed with stage III endometrial cancer and asks the nurse for an explanation. What response by the nurse is correct about the staging of the cancer?
a. "The cancer has spread to the mucosa of the bowel and bladder." b. "It has reached the vagina or lymph nodes." c. "The cancer now involves the cervix." d. "It is contained in the endometrium of the cervix."
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A) Forearm B) Thigh C) Deltoid muscle D) Abdomen
The nurse is receiving report on a patient being admitted through the emergency department
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