The client is 45 years old and has just been diagnosed with fibrocystic breast disease. She asks what this means in terms of her health. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "This problem greatly increases your risk for breast cancer, so be sure to schedule yearly mammograms."
B. "This problem progressively increases as you age, especially if you have never been pregnant."
C. "This problem will probably diminish with menopause if you don't take replace-ment hormones."
D. "This problem is genetic and you should teach your daughters about it."
C
Although the cause of fibrocystic breast changes is unknown, the condition seems to be related to normal fluctuations in estrogen levels during the menstrual cycle. Symptoms usually resolve after menopause in the absence of estrogen supplementation.
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1. "The most important reason we document is to help us communicate the patient's condition to the rest of the health care team." 2. "Since you just took a course in nursing research, you should realize the value of accurate documentation as a source of research data." 3. "We have to document so that charges are clear to third-party payers." 4. "The medical record protects us if a lawsuit is filed."
A patient has taken a benzodiazepine for 2 years. With which condition is tolerance to the agent likely to develop?
a. Anxiety b. Insomnia c. Sedation d. Seizures
What is the basic tenet of "shared governance"?
A) It allows nursing staff and management to be involved in decision-making. B) It establishes the control of the institution over the actions of the nursing staff. C) It allows the administrative decision area to be controlled by management. D) It supports the traditional role of the supervisor as one who hires, evaluates, promotes, and fires.
A psychiatric–mental health nurse has been named in a malpractice suit in which certain criteria have to be demonstrated by the client's legal team. Which of the following lists includes the correct criteria?
A) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, action foreseeably could have caused the injury, and proven injury B) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, failure to document injury, and proven injury C) Professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, action foreseeably could have caused the injury, and proven injury D) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, and action foreseeably could have caused the injury