A client asks the nurse when she should start having Pap tests to help detect cervical cancer?
A. "You should start the testing by age 21."
B. "You should start testing by age 21 or if you begin using alcohol."
C. "By age 21, but earlier if you have a family history of cancer."
D. "By age 21 or earlier if you are smoking."
Answer: A
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A) Maintain aseptic technique when administering dialysate. B) Wash the skin surrounding the catheter site with soap and water prior to each exchange. C) Add antibiotics to the dialysate as ordered. D) Administer prophylactic antibiotics by mouth or IV as ordered.
When assessing lung sounds, the nurse places the stethoscope over the upper sternum and hears medium-pitched sounds equally on inspiration and expiration. These sound would be considered:
a. bronchial sounds. c. upper airway sounds. b. vesicular sound. d. bronchovesicular sounds.
You use a stretcher to transport a person who is on Transmission-Based Precautions. Which is correct?
a. An extra layer of sheets is put on the stretcher. b. The person wears a gown if airborne or droplet precautions are used. c. The stretcher is disinfected before use. d. No special precautions are needed.
A patient with gout has been instructed on the prescribed medication allopurinol (Zyloprim). Which patient statement indicates understanding of the action of this medication?
a. "Excretes proteins." b. "Blocks formation of uric acid." c. "Increases formation of purines." d. "Increases metabolism of purines."