Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means surgical excision of the uterus?
A) -ia, dys-, phag/o-
B) -tomy, cholecyst/o-
C) -ation, urin/o-
D) -ectomy, hyster/o-
Ans: D) -ectomy, hyster/o-
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1. Provide a quiet place for pray or for reading religious texts. 2. Schedule activities around designated times for prayer or religious observances. 3. Encourage the patient to use his or her beliefs to deal with the feelings of hopelessness. 4. Encourage the patient to seek the reason for the feelings of hopelessness by attending group therapy. 5. Suggest the patient discuss the reason for the feelings of hopelessness with the patient's clergy member or spiritual advisor.
The first two postpartum assessments following the delivery of twins have been within normal limits. During the third assessment, the nurse finds that the fundus is "boggy" and the lochial flow has increased
The nurse expresses several large clots with moderate fundal massage. The fundus becomes firmer with the fundal massage. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Administer oxytocin (Pitocin) according to p.r.n. order. b. Notify the physician because the client needs surgery. c. Notify the physician because the site of the bleeding must be located. d. Reapply perineal pad, and tell the client to hold her thighs together tightly.
Which patient position facilitates inspection of the chest and shoulders?
a. Sitting b. Supine c. Trendelenburg d. Prone
In which phase of values clarification are the selected beliefs demonstrated consistently through behavior?
a. clarifying c. choosing b. acting d. prizing