Mutations of either the BRCA1 gene or BRCA2 gene increase the long-term risk of both breast and ovarian carcinoma
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A mother has brought her 8-month-old daughter to the health care clinic for a well-child appointment and any needed immunizations
To assess the child's physical development with age-appropriate norms, which of the following questions should the nurse ask? Is your child able to: 1) Walk while holding onto furniture? 2) Crawl on her hands and knees? 3) Pick up food with her fingers? 4) Sit up without support?
The nurse, caring for a client on bed rest, realizes that a negative outcome of immobility would be:
a. decreased cardiac workload. c. pressure ulcers. b. increased bone density. d. hypertension.
Which triad of symptoms should alert the nurse to a potential problem in a client with a fractured femur?
A) Chest pain, shoulder pain, hemoptysis B) Tachycardia, dyspnea, pleuritic pain C) Hemoptysis, chest pain, dyspnea D) Dyspnea, shoulder pain, tachycardia
A microbe usually does not cause an infection. The microbe is:
a. A non-pathogen b. A pathogen c. Normal flora d. A spore