The nurse is aware that the main risk factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) include: (Select all that apply.)
a. increasing age.
b. smoking.
c. functioning testes.
d. infrequent ejaculation.
e. neurogenic bladder.
A, C
The major risk factors are the increasing age in conjunction with functioning testes.
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A nurse is planning to assist homeless clients at a local shelter with finding community resources to meet their health care needs. Which of the following actions should the nurse take before in-teracting with this population?
a. Change personal views about homeless-ness b. Understand the concepts of homelessness c. Receive special training about where to locate homeless people d. Have experience in mental health nursing and counseling
Where is the disorder of the peripheral nervous system in this patient?
A 60-year-old retired seamstress comes to your office, complaining of decreased sensation in her hands and feet. She states that she began to have the problems in her feet a year ago but now it has started in her hands also. She also complains of some weakness in her grip. She has had no recent illnesses or injuries. Her past medical history consists of having type 2 diabetes for 20 years. She now takes insulin and oral medications for her diabetes. She has been married for 40 years. She has two healthy children. Her mother has Alzheimer's disease and coronary artery disease. Her father died of a stroke and also had diabetes. She denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. On examination she has decreased deep tendon reflexes in the patellar and Achilles tendons. She has decreased sensation of fine touch, pressure, and vibration on both feet. She has decreased two-point discrimination on her hands. Her grip strength is decreased and her plantar and dorsiflexion strength is decreased. A) Anterior horn cell B) Spinal root and nerve C) Peripheral polyneuropathy D) Neuromuscular junction
What term refers to Conservative party ideology in the 1980s?
a. the Old Right b. the New Left c. the New Right
Planned change is a well-thought-out effort designed to make something happen; all efforts are directed and targeted to produce change. According to Reinkemeyer's stages of planned change, when does planning a community health program occur?
A) Stage 1: Identification and development of a felt need and desire for the change B) Stage 2: Development of a change relationship between the community health nurse and the community C) Stage 3: Clarification or diagnosis of the community's problem, need, or objective D) Stage 4: Examination of alternative routes and tentative goals and intention of actions