The nurse is planning a discussion group for parents with children who have cancer. How would the nurse describe a difference between cancer in children and adults?
A) Most childhood cancers affect the tissues rather than organs.
B) Childhood cancers are usually localized when found.
C) Unlike adult cancers, childhood cancers are less responsive to treatment.
D) The majority of childhood cancers can be prevented.
Ans: A
Childhood cancers usually affect the tissues, not the organs, as in adults. Metastasis often is present when the childhood cancer is diagnosed. Childhood cancers, unlike adult cancers, are very responsive to treatment. Unfortunately, little is known about cancer prevention in children.
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A. Poor working environments and crowded living conditions B. Refusal of Western medicine to treat Asian immigrants C. Inability to tolerate Western medications D. Low number of health care workers of Asian origin
The nurse administers a medication that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). What manifestations would indicate the medication is working? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hyperactive bowel sounds B) Increased saliva production C) Elevated heart rate D) Urinary incontinence E) Constricted pupils
A nurse is speaking with politicians about the need to modify the poverty threshold to be fairer to people living in poverty and people living just over the poverty line
Which of the following are potential ways that the poverty threshold could be amended to be more accurate or fair? Select all that apply. A. Amend it to reflect increased spending on health care and transportation. B. Amend it to reflect increased housing costs. C. Amend it to reflect increased need and cost of childcare. D. Amend it to reflect increased spending on food. E. Amend it to reflect regional cost of living.
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1. The rate of poverty in the United States is less than that of other industrialized Western nations. 2. Trends include a decrease in the working poor in all regions. 3. African-American and Hispanic children are the least affected by poverty. 4. One out of three children lives in a single-parent household.