The nurse teaches the patient about skin cancer and uses the ABCD guideline, which stands for:
A) Airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation
B) Asymmetry, boundaries, consistency, depth
C) Asymmetry, border, color, diameter
D) Asymmetry, bruising, consistency, depth
Ans: C
Feedback: The ABCDs of moles include asymmetry and irregular border, color, and diameter.
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A) True B) False
The number of subacute facilities has been
a. decreasing. b. increasing. c. staying the same. d. unknown for the last three years
The nurse is assessing a newly admitted patient's current medications. What does the best objective data include?
1. The patient's wife tells the nurse what medications the patient has been receiving. 2. The nurse checks the prescription bottles the patient has brought to the hospital. 3. The nurse asks the physician what medications the patient was currently taking. 4. The patient lists the medications that have been prescribed.
Which of the following are the main regulators of metabolism, growth and development, reproduction, homeostasis, energy production, and immunity?
A. minerals B. hormones C. nutrients D. vitamins