A radiologist is reviewing a client's CT scan with the nurse. The radiologist explains that most cancers of the pancreas are located in which part of the pancreas?
a. head of the pancreas c. body of the pancreas
b. rim of the pancreas d. tail of the pancreas
A
Most cancers of the pancreas are located in the head of the pancreas, the remainder in the body and tail of the pancreas.
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a. Raise the head of the bed to 30 degrees. b. Take vital signs. c. Perform a focused assessment. d. Inform the charge nurse.
The nurse should plan which interventions when caring for a child with a visual impairment? Select all that apply
a. Touch the child upon entering the room before speaking. b. Keep items in the room in the same location. c. Describe the placement of the eating utensils on the meal tray. d. Use color examples to describe something to a child who has been blind since birth. e. Identify noises for the child.
An individual being treated in the emergency room is found to have flushed, dry skin and sensorium that alternates between clouded and clear. A friend reveals the patient has not voided or ingested food or fluid in 18 hours
When the health care provider diagnoses fever of unknown origin, the plan is to make an effort to orally hydrate before attempting to start an IV line. The intervention most likely to be effective will be: a. placing a pitcher of water at the patient's bedside. b. placing a "force fluids" sign at the head of the bed. c. asking the friend to give the patient a drink whenever the patient is alert. d. staying with the patient to ensure that a glass of liquid is ingested once every hour.
Which of the following factors has the greatest impact on health care available to non-Hispanic white minority groups in the United Sates?
1. Significant language barriers 2. Inappropriately high poverty rates 3. Genetically based disease processes 4. Mistrust of Western medical practices