For which organ may a patient with cancer be prescribed hormones?
a. Bone
b. Prostate
c. Brain
d. Liver
ANS: B
Some tumors, such as cancer of the prostate, may depend on male or female hormones, the chemicals produced by the sex glands.
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An older adult patient is quite ill and confused and begins to cry pitifully when a nurse approaches the bed to start an intravenous (IV) line. What is the best action for the nurse at this time?
a. Keep the infusion equipment out of sight as much as possible, talk slowly, and di-vert the attention of the patient. b. Inform the patient that the physician has ordered the IV and calmly continue to prepare the site and start the IV. c. Give an analgesic as ordered, wait a few minutes, and then proceed. d. Restrain the patient's arm to a padded armboard and proceed as directed.
The nurse is assessing clients at a clinic. Which activity takes priority?
a. Teaching smoking cessation to a mid-dle-aged woman who smokes b. Planning an exercise regimen with a woman with a sedentary lifestyle c. Teaching an older man who is moderately obese to keep a food diary d. Assessing a man with familial coronary artery disease for specific risk factors