Which of these routine screening tests is recommended for early detection of colorectal cancer?
a. sigmoidoscopy and barium enema
b. fecal occult blood and colonoscopy
c. urinalysis and complete blood count (CBC)
d. blood pressure and diet history
B
The client's degree of risk for this condition determines the recommended routine screenings of fecal occult blood testing and periodic colonoscopy.
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Nursing instructions to the parents about this medication would include explaining: Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The medication works to prevent exacerbations. 2. The medication should be administered at the first symptom of an asthmatic attack. 3. The medication should be taken on a daily basis. 4. Avoid taking the medication if the child has symptoms of a cold. 5. The medication desensitizes the child against specific allergens.
Physicians in a small urban hospital are reluctant to discharge older adult patients because many of the patients lack private insurance and the resources to travel distances for follow-up care
The hospital administration pressures the physicians to discharge patients sooner and to be more consistent with the number of hospitalization days specified within the DRGs. Which of the following would most likely prompt the action of administrators? a. The hospital is incurring a deficit related to a gap between the PPS and the DRGs and costs of care. b. Local home care services are expressing concern about the increased acuity of patients being discharged into their care. c. The resource-based relative scale for physicians does not account for the increased length of stay. d. Acute care patients are being denied entry to the hospital because of the increased stay of patients.
Treatment failure in patients with peptic ulcer disease associated with H. pylori may be because of:
1. Antimicrobial resistance 2. An ineffective antacid 3. Overuse of proton pump inhibitors 4. All of the above
A psychiatric inpatient who is trying to make discharge plans asks a nurse to explain the difference between personal care homes and board-and-care homes. The nurse's best answer would be:
A) "Board-and-care homes provide more individualized attention and are licensed." B) "Personal care homes serve fewer clients and provide more individualized attention." C) "Board-and-care homes house less than a dozen clients and do not have to be licensed." D) "They are essentially the same and neither type of facility has to be licensed."