A patient needs surgical interventions for an enlarged prostate, but also needs to maintain his anticoagulant therapy. Which brochure would be the most appropriate to prepare for the patient?
A. Talking to your doctor about Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HO-LEP)
B. Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), the gold standard treatment
C. Is laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) with robotic assistance right for you?
D. Common questions about the open surgical technique for radical prostatectomy
Answer: A. Talking to your doctor about Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HO-LEP)
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a. Family history, hypertension, stress, and age b. Personality type, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking c. Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and high cholesterol d. Alcohol consumption, obesity, diabetes, stress, and high cholesterol
A question asks subjects to respond to the following statement: "The nursing care I received during my hospital stay considered my needs as an individual."
They were asked to identify, on a five-point scale, the degree to which they agreed or disagreed with the statement. This is an example of which scale? 1. Sort scale. 2. Likert scale. 3. Visual analog scale. 4. Semantic differential scale.
A patient is to receive testosterone therapy via a transdermal patch. He asks the nurse, "Why am I getting a patch? Can't I just take a pill?" Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "The patch reduces the incidence of side effects." b. "If you don't take the patch, you will have to have injections instead." c. "The patch allows for better absorption of the medication." d. "You will only have to change the patch weekly."
The nurse takes the patient's vital signs. The data collected are
a. subjective c. irrelevant b. objective d. secondary