According to the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations, one time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm by ultrasonography is needed for which of the following patients?
a. 21-year-old female c. 50-year-old female
b. 39-year-old male d. 70-year-old male
D
The U. S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends one time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm by ultrasonography for men age 65 to 75 who have ever smoked.
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During a discussion between the student nurse and nurse about the results of a client's nutritional assessment, the student nurse asks, "Which one of the pieces of the nutritional assessment is least important?" Of the following responses,
which one is the nurse's best response? 1. "The nutrition history is most important because it helps us understand how the client has been eating.". 2. "The head-to-toe physical assessment is most important because it helps us see how the client's nutritional status is affecting their body.". 3. "The laboratory-based diagnostic tests are most important because they give us information about something that may be happening within the client's body that we weren't able to find during the physical assessment.". 4. "Actually, every piece of the nutritional assessment is important. They have to be used together to paint the most complete picture of the client's nutritional status.".
The nursing student tells a peer, "Once I begin studying, I don't dare take a break. If I stop for even 5 minutes, I know I'll never go back to studying." The peer identifies this statement as
a. negative thinking. b. random thinking. c. ruminative thinking. d. all-or-nothing thinking.
During the initial interview at the crisis center, a patient says, "I've been served with divorce papers. I'm so upset and anxious that I can't think clearly." What could the nurse say to assess personal coping skills?
a. "What would you like us to do to help you feel more relaxed?" b. "In the past, how did you handle difficult or stressful situations?" c. "Do you think you deserve to have things like this happen to you?" d. "I can see you are upset. You can rely on us to help you feel better."
Tropic hormones are released into the ________ to control the activities of the other endocrine glands.
A. portal vein in the brain B. general circulation C. pulmonary circulation D. portal artery in the brain