The nurse is preparing to conduct an examination of a patient's breasts and axilla. The equipment that the nurse will need for this examination includes:
A) Drape
B) Stethoscope
C) Penlight
D) Cotton balls
A
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A 78 year-old client is admitted to the emergency room with a recurrence of congestive heart failure, with 4+ pitting edema of both legs. Which of the following psychosocial issues does the nurse need to assess first?
1. Joint disease 2. Loneliness 3. Visual changes 4. Financial changes
The nurse is caring for a patient with schizophrenia who is recovering from open abdominal surgery. The nurse observes the patient grimacing and guarding his abdomen. From the information provided, what priority nursing diagnosis will the nurse formulate
1. Disturbed thought processes due to surgery, evidenced by tachycardia and tachypnea. 2. Acute pain due to surgery, evidenced by facial grimacing, tachycardia, and tachypnea. 3. Acute pain caused by surgery, manifested by facial grimacing, tachycardia, and tachypnea. 4. Disturbed thought processes caused by schizophrenia, manifested by tachycardia and tachypnea.
Upon the completion of genetic testing, a patient is happy to learn that she has a negative test result. The nurse then explains to the patient that
1. she will never experience a genetically-caused disease. 2. any children she has will be free from genetic diseases. 3. her children might develop disease from genetic misplacement of chromosomes. 4. this is no guarantee that she will not develop the disease.
Mrs. Tuber is a 36-year-old patient who comes into the health center with complaints that her fingernails are not growing. Which structure is the site of new nail growth?
a. Cuticle b. Perionychium c. Matrix d. Nail bed