A patient is admitted with possible cancer of the ovary. What fact should a nurse know about malignant tumors of the ovary?
a. They are frequently advanced and in-operable by the time they are diagnosed.
b. The respond well to radiation and chemo-therapy because of early detection.
c. They are easily detected because symp-toms appear early in a woman's life.
d. They are directly related to PID and other infections.
A
The high mortality rate for women with ovarian cancer is due to the fact that a malignant tumor of the ovary is asymptomatic until it is advanced.
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a. many hospitals in rural areas have been closed due to economic pressure b. roads are poorly paved c. physician office hours are limited d. mostly young people inhabit rural areas
James has been diagnosed with cluster headaches. Appropriate acute therapy would be:
1. Butalbital and aspirin (Fiorinal) 2. Meperidine IM (Demerol) 3. Oxygen 100% for 15 to 30 minutes 4. Indomethacin (Indocin)
The nurse is using wet-to-dry dressing changes to assist in debridement of an open abdominal wound and knows that which step must be performed to ensure that the newly granulated tissue in the wound will not be injured during the dressing changes?
A. Place a heat lamp over the dressing for 15 minutes after the dressing change to prevent chilling the client with the cool dressings. B. Rewet the dressings with normal saline every 15 minutes to ensure adequate debridement. C. Soak the dressing with normal saline prior to removal of the packed gauze to prevent damage to the granulating tissue. D. Premedicate the client 1 hour before the dressing change to improve client cooperation during the dressing change.
Bedfast patients are at very high risk of developing pressure ulcers on the feet and ankles.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)