The nurse is preparing to counsel a 46-year-old woman who has been postmenopausal for 1 year about the common health risks associated with menopause. What should the nurse include in this teaching?
Select all that apply.
1. hypertension
2. heart disease
3. diabetes
4. macular degeneration
5. osteoporosis
Correct Answer: 2, 4, 5
Certain health risks increase after menopause, including heart disease, osteoporosis, and macular degeneration. Hypertension is not identified as a health risk after menopause. The risk of developing diabetes is more closely associated with other factors, such as obesity.
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Once anticoagulation therapy has ended, the nurse would teach the patient to:
1. go back to using a razor for shaving as before therapy. 2. use caution for a while after therapy has ended. 3. remove the MedicAlert bracelet at the end of therapy. 4. resume alcohol consumption after therapy has ended.
For optimal disinfection using formaldehyde, the nurse knows that:
a. objects must be exposed to the solution for a very short time. b. objects must be exposed to the solution for a prolonged period of time. c. tissue must be prepared in advance. d. clients report burning when the skin comes in contact with the solution.
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a. Have the patient turn onto his left side. b. Have the patient lean forward. c. Have the patient move to a sitting position. d. Palpate the PMI to the right of the midclavicular line.