The nurse is conducting a male genitourinary assessment. Which hormone often decreases after the age of 50 years?
1) Testosterone
2) Progesterone
3) Growth-stimulating hormone
4) Luteinizing hormone
ANS: 1
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A patient is returning from surgery following a craniotomy with a supratentorial approach. In which of the following positions should the nurse place the patient following this type of surgery?
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A client with liver cancer has been admitted to hospice. The client asks why he developed this disease. The nurse knows there is a high likelihood this client has which of the following past medical histories?
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The functions of the skin include all of the following except
A) excretion of waste. B) hormone production. C) temperature maintenance. D) sensory perception.