Which of the following is done to determine the degree of spread of a neoplasm?
a. Grading
b. Excision
c. Staging
d. Radiation
Ans: c. Staging
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What type of family is one in which all members are related by blood?
a. Consanguineous c. Family of origin b. Affinal d. Household
The nurse recognizes that the pediatric client is from a cultural background different from that of the hospital staff. The nurse identifies this as a potential problem, and sets a nursing goal to:
1. Overlook or minimize the cultural differences that exist. 2. Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed through education. 3. Impose the nurse's cultural perspective on this family. 4. Encourage complementary beneficial cultural practices as primary therapies.
An elderly patient is being treated after taking too much cardiac medication. The patient states, "I didn't mean to do it. I can't see as well as I used to and can't see the writing on the medication labels
" What intervention by the discharge planning nurse would help prevent this from occurring again? A) Transfer the patient to the nursing home where she will have her medications administered to her. B) Call the patient's family and tell them they must administer the medications to the patient when they are scheduled. C) Make a home health referral for evaluation of resources and medication dispensing. D) Encourage the health care provider to prescribe less toxic medication for this patient.
A patient who has been experiencing changes in his bowel function is scheduled for a barium enema. What instruction should the nurse provide for postprocedure recovery?
A) Remain NPO for 6 hours postprocedure. B) Administer a Fleet enema to cleanse the bowel of the barium. C) Increase fluid intake to evacuate the barium. D) Avoid dairy products for 24 hours postprocedure.