What factors increase a woman's risk of breast carcinoma?
What will be an ideal response?
Breast cancer tends to run in families, and women whose mother or sister has had a breast carcinoma are at a higher risk. Also, women who have never borne children or who had their first child after age 30 are at increased risk, as are woman who have had early onset of menses or late menopause.
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A) Bowel continence B) Absence of pain C) No postoperative treatment D) Urinary continence
The hospital is developing an ethics committee. In planning this committee, the group should consider that they are most likely to be asked to consider which type of ethical dilemma?
1. Patient's right to die 2. Patient's right to privacy 3. Nurse's violation of the Code of Ethics 4. Conflicts in basic human rights
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A) Myocardial infarction B) Malignant hyperthermia C) Mitral valve prolapse D) Major blood loss
The nurse is caring for a patient in restraints. Which essential information will the nurse document in the patient's medical record to provide safe care? (Select all that apply.)
a. One family member has gone to lunch. b. Patient is placed in bilateral wrist restraints at 0815. c. Bilateral radial pulses present, 2+, hands warm to touch d. Straps with quick-release buckle attached to bed side rails e. Attempts to distract the patient with television are unsuccessful. f. Released from restraints, active range-of-motion exercises completed