The Papanicolaou test is used to diagnose:
a. breast cancer.
b. cervical cancer.
c. uterine cancer.
d. ovarian cancer.
b
A Papanicolaou test, or Pap smear, is a scraping of cervical cells in order to detect abnormalities that may indicate
signs of cancer.
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1. Contact the parents and ask what issues they have with their adolescents. 2. Have the adolescents identify a personal health goal. 3. Ask the advice of the counselors at school. 4. Tell the adolescents what you will include in the lecture.
When explaining to a patient admitted for stress-induced supraventricular tachycardia, the nurse will incorporate which of the following statements about what happens in the body as a result of excess stress?
A) The primary role of the parasympathetic nervous system is to stimulate the vagus nerve. B) The corticotropin-releasing factor stimulates the release of norepinephrine, which is responsible for "fight-or-flight" reaction to stress. C) Endorphins are released from the brain every time we experience stress. D) The pituitary gland is ultimately responsible for growth, metabolism, and maturation, all of which are important when the body is stressed.
15. The nurse manager is preparing to conduct performance appraisal interviews with the nurses on the unit. The nurse manager ensures that the recency effect error does not occur by doing which of the following things?
1. The nurse manager is careful to evaluate only information that is personally known about the nurse's skills and attributes. 2. The nurse manager ensures that the evaluation tool guidelines are defined. 3. The nurse manager evaluates each nurse every 3 to 6 months. 4. The nurse manager is careful to review each nurse's file to acquire information about events that have occurred over the last year
During a postpartum assessment, the nurse notes that the uterus is midline and boggy. The immediate nursing action is:
a. To notify the patient's midwife or physician b. Massage the fundus until firm and reevaluate within 30 minutes c. Give Syntocinon as per orders d. Assist the patient to the bathroom and ask her to void