Which of the following is an example of a characteristic of the Stage 2 of illness?
A) A person tells his family that he is sick and allows them to take care of him.
B) A person experiences a headache and sore throat and takes an aspirin.
C) A person visits a physician to receive treatment for symptoms of an infection.
D) A person begins rehabilitation following a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side.
A
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1. Enroll in a graduate nursing program. 2. Investigate careers by talking with nurses in those positions. 3. Investigate the salary options for various careers. 4. Seek advice from the manager of the unit.
When instructing a patient on techniques to follow while performing a breast self-examination, the nurse instructs the patient to:
A) Use 1 or 2 fingers to examine the breast. B) Perform the entire examination while standing in front of the mirror. C) Place a pillow or folded towel under the shoulder of the breast you are not examining. D) Palpate the breast in the shower while they are soapy and possible changes are easy to detect.
Severe headache, blurred vision, and chest pain are side effects of which of the following?
A. prolactin B. alendronate (Fosamax) C. finestaride (Proscar) D. hormone replacement therapy
What is the best indicator that the client is experiencing menopause?
1. Hot flashes and night sweats 2. No menses for 8 consecutive months 3. High serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) with low serum estrogen 4. Diagnosis of osteoporosis 4 months ago