Which of the following statements about tumors is true?
A. Tumors are abnormal growths that inevitably endanger the tissue in which they arise.
B. Tumor cells are easily distinguished from normal cells under a microscope.
C. Tumors are the product of a mutation in a normal cell that causes that cell to grow and reproduce itself abnormally.
D. Tumors can only grow in the same tissue that produced them originally.
C
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Following abdominal surgery, the PACU nurse demonstrates the best nursing care by placing the semi-conscious patient in _____ position
a. the supine b. semi-Fowler's c. the lateral d. Trendelenburg's
The nurse is preparing to collect a urine culture specimen from a catheterized patient. What should the nurse do to safely obtain this specimen?
1. with a sterile syringe, aspirate several mL of urine from the sampling port using sterile technique 2. disconnect the catheter from the drainage tubing and allows 1–3 mL of urine to drain into a sterile specimen container 3. with a sterile syringe and needle, aspirate 50 mL of urine from the catheter above where it is connected to the drainage tubing 4. empty a small volume of urine from the urine collection bag into a sterile specimen cup
The nurse is caring for a patient who has multiple sclerosis. The patient is experiencing an acute attack. Which drug does the nurse anticipate the provider will order?
a. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) b. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) c. Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) d. Interferon-B (IFN-B)
Although the drug categories sympathomimetic, sympatholytic, and parasympathomimetic may be confusing, know that they all affect the ________, ________ processes that keep the body functioning.
What will be an ideal response?