Outline the American Cancer Society's current evidence-based screening procedures for
colon cancer.
What will be an ideal response?
Beginning at age 50, both men and women at average risk for developing colorectal cancer should
use one of the screening tests:
• Fecal occult blood test or fecal immunochemical test every year
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy, double-contrast barium enema, or CT colonography (virtual
colonoscopy) every 5 years; or a colonoscopy every 10 years or if results of sigmoidoscopy are
positive
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A child has experienced a sprain of the right ankle. The school nurse should:
1. Apply ice to the extremity. 2. Apply a warm, moist pack to the extremity. 3. Perform passive range-of-motion to the extremity. 4. Lower the extremity below the level of the heart.
The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on an infant. The nurse notes that the umbilicus is bulging and has been displaced slightly to the left of midline. The nurse would suspect that the infant has developed which of the following conditions?
1. Infection 2. Umbilical hernia 3. Ventral hernia 4. Hiatal hernia
The nurse is explaining the basic physiology and significance of blood pressure to a client who has been hospitalized for hypertension. Information that is important to discuss includes: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Venous blood pressure is a measure of the force exerted by the blood as it flows through the arteries. 2. The systolic pressure is the pressure of the blood as a result of contraction of the ventricles. 3. The diastolic blood pressure is the lower pressure that is present at all times within the arteries. 4. Blood pressure is static. 5. Blood pressure is recorded as a fraction.
In teaching this patient about her diabetes, which has lowest priority?
a. foot care b. balancing medications, diet, and exercise c. reducing risk of complications d. importance of attending support groups