At which location would a nurse palpate a client's submental lymph nodes?
A) At the angle of the mandible
B) Posterior base of the skull
C) Area behind the ears
D) Behind the tip of the mandible
D
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The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient. What hormone must be secreted to cause uterine contractions?
A) Oxytocin B) ADHD C) Estrogen D) Enkephalins
The nurse is caring for a patient with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS). The patient asks why MS is called an autoimmune disease. What is the nurse's best response?
A) The body attacks its own cells because it responds to specific self-antigens to produce antibodies. B) A result of response to a cell that was invaded by bacteria, leading to antibody production to similar cells. C) Production of autoantibodies is a normal process that goes on all the time, but immunosuppression limits B-cell response. D) People with multiple sclerosis have a genetic predisposition to destroy autoantibodies.
Which intervention demonstrates that a nurse has an understanding of the results of current research regarding risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD)? Select all that apply
a. Explaining the risks related to obesity b. Assessing the client's blood pressure c. Assessing for a history of respiratory infections. d. Assessing for a history of head trauma e. Determining if the client was ever arrested
Kerry, a 30-year-old G3 TPAL 0110 woman presents to the labor unit triage with complaints of lower abdominal cramping and urinary frequency at 30 weeks gestation. An appropriate nursing action would be to:
Select all answers that apply: A) Assess the fetal heart rate B) Obtain a urine for culture and sensitivity C) Assess Kerry's blood pressure and pulse D) Palpate Kerry's abdomen for contractions