A patient with fair skin and blond hair is diagnosed with basal cell cancer on the face and forehead. What should the nurse include when teaching this patient about the diagnosis?
A. This type of skin cancer is rare.
B. This is a virulent form of skin cancer.
C. This type of skin cancer tends to reoccur.
D. This type of skin cancer should be left alone.
Answer: C
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The nurse instructs the patient to repeat the letter E, while assessing voice sounds. Upon auscultation, the nurse notes that the voice sounds are distorted and she hears the letter A instead of the letter E
The nurse will document this voice sound as: A) Bronchophony B) Egophony C) Whispered pectoriloquy D) Sonorous wheezes
When documenting an incident in the nurse's notes, what should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
a. Description of injury, including diagrams of injury placement b. Date, time, and location of incident c. Name of physician and family members notified d. Chronological order of events of the incident e. Confirmation that an incident report was initiated
What is the purpose of a health screening?
a. Identifies persons with unmet health needs who may need a referral. b. Assesses local health needs for the Public Health Department. c. Collects data that will be used for research. d. Provides appropriate treatment for identified health needs.
A licensed practical/vocational nurse (LP/VN) is frustrated that the physician rounding with resident physicians makes distasteful comments in front of the clients. The LP/VN should provide which statement to be assertive with the physician?
A) When the physician is rounding in a client's room, "You have no right to talk to a client that way." B) Right after the physician makes a distasteful comment, "You will pay for that comment because I will be the witness for the client when she sues you." C) "Doctor, I would like to talk with you about a situation in the private conference room, as soon as possible." And then discuss the matter with the physician in the conference room. D) Under her breathe in the back of the room of a client, "Please stop saying those things, doctor." And hope he hears and will stop.