A 45-year-old woman comes into the Ob-Gyn clinic for her yearly check-up. The woman mentions to the nurse that she has a dimpling of the right breast that has occurred in the last few months
What assessment would be appropriate for the nurse to first make?
A) Assess the woman's previous experience with breastfeeding
B) Palpate the area for a breast mass
C) Order an immediate mammogram
D) Call the health care provider to schedule a biopsy
B
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The nurse admits an older adult client, who reports following a full liquid diet over the past 3 months. The nurse anticipates this client will have which problems?
1. Low serum iron and high serum albumin 2. Low serum iron and high serum potassium 3. Low serum iron and serum albumin, high serum cholesterol 4. Low serum cholesterol and high serum albumin
When instructing a client in the use of spermicidal foams or gels, it is important to include which of the following?
a. Insert 1 to 2 hours before intercourse. b. One application is effective for several hours. c. Avoid douching for at least 6 hours. d. Effectiveness is about 85%.
You are the home care nurse who is assessing the home environment of a new patient with a laryngectomy. You visit the patient in the hospital and inform the patient that he will need to arrange for installation of which system in the home?
A) A humidification system B) An air conditioning system C) A water purification system D) A radiant heating system
Lillian Wald was the first public health nurse in the United States. Which of the following is her major contribution to public health nursing?
1. Founding the American Nurses Association 2. Establishment of the New York Training Hospital for Nurses 3. Establishment of the Public Health Service 4. Establishment of the Henry Street Settlement that later became the Visiting Nurse Service of New York