A patient with infertility from endometriosis is considering therapy with either surgery or medications. In order to make an educated decision, the patient should be informed that:
1. surgery is unlikely to improve the chance of conception.
2. only medications can enhance fertility.
3. surgery reduces symptoms and can enhance fertility.
4. medical therapy is less costly.
Correct Answer: 3
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The nurse tells a psychotic client with alcohol dependence not to drink while taking the antipsychotic medication. How would the nurse's supervisor evaluate this teaching statement?
1. There is no reason why the client cannot have one or two drinks per day. 2. It is not possible for a client with a psychotic disorder to be successful in staying sober. 3. It is a correct statement that should motivate the client to quit drinking. 4. Without treatment for the alcohol dependence, the client will be more likely to not take the medication.
The nurse, bathing a client in cool or tepid water, will cause heat loss to occur by:
a. radiation. c. convection. b. conduction. d. respiration.
There are four levels of measurement. What is nominal measurement?
A) Classification of characteristics into mutually exclusive categories B) Ranking of objects based on their relative standing on an attribute C) Indicating not only the ranking of objects but the amount of distance between them D) Distinguished from interval measurement by having a rational zero point
A nurse uses the Codes of Ethics developed by the International Council of Nurses and the American Nurses Association when
a. Providing confidential genetic testing for a client b. Advocating for the inclusion of genetic content in a nursing curriculum c. Considering the pros and cons of an ethical dilemma d. Becoming competent in genomics