A 78-year-old man is diagnosed with C2 prostate cancer, and he asks the clinician what that means. In order to answer the patient, the clinician must have which of these understandings of the Jewett rating system?
a. The cancer involves the seminal vesicles.
b. There is metastatic disease to regional lymph nodes.
c. The cancer is confined to the capsule.
d. There is metastasis to distant organs.
A
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1. Chlamydia 2. Gonorrhea 3. Genital herpes 4. Syphilis
The mother of four children brings her 6-year-old girl to the public health well-child clinic because the child has "scratched herself raw
" The public health nurse diagnoses the child as having scabies and gives the mother appropriate medication for the child's treatment. Select the most appropriate instructions by the nurse to the mother of these four children. a. Avoid sharing towels and linens with the infected child. b. Treat the other children immediately. c. Treat the other children only if symptoms develop because the medication has many side effects. d. Wash the family's hair in strong detergent shampoo.
During the nurse's initial assessment of a school-age child,the child reports a pain level of 6 out of 10. The child is lying quietly in bed watching television. The nurse should
1. administer prescribed analgesic. 2. ask the child's parents if they thinkthe child is hurting. 3. reassess the child in 15 minutes tosee if the pain rating has changed. 4. do nothing,since the child appearsto be resting.
When evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate begins to decelerate at the onset of several contractions and returns to baseline before each contraction ends. The nurse should:
a. Insert an internal monitor for more accurate evaluation. b. Change the woman's position. c. Prepare for an emergency delivery. d. Document the findings on the patient's record.