a small lesion is discovered in a patients lung when an xray is performed for cervical spine pain. What is the definitive method of determining if the lesion is malignant?
a. lung scan
b. tissue biopsy
c. oncofetal antigens in the blood
d. CT or PET scan
b. tissue biopsy
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The LPN/LVN is participating in a client care conference of an assigned client. Which of the following is the best way for the LPN/LVN to assist with planning for this client's care?
1. Listen to information presented by the team. 2. Tell the participants about observations made while bathing the client. 3. Suggest goals for the client's safety. 4. Suggest nursing diagnoses appropriate for the client.
Factors that explain and predict medication adherence include:
1. Social 2. Financial 3. Health system 4. All of the above
The nurse is discussing with a childbirth class the different techniques of breathing exercises available. Regardless of the method of childbirth preparation, most childbirth classes:
1. Present ways of alleviating fear. 2. Teach imagery for relaxation. 3. Use patterned, paced breathing techniques. 4. Present the benefits of epidural anesthesia.
The nurse is providing nutrition education to a Korean patient using the five food groups. In doing so, what should be the focus of the teaching?
a. Discouraging the patient's ethnic food choices b. Changing the patient's diet to a more conventional American diet c. Including racial and ethnic practices with food preferences of the patient d. Comparing the patient's ethnic preferences with American dietary choices