What is a neoplasm of blood cells?
A. Hematoma
B. Leukemia
C. Carcinoma of the blood
D. Sarcoma of the blood
B
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The nurse working on a pediatric unit bends to pick up an 8-month-old infant. The infant begins to cry, and rolls away from the nurse. The nurse interprets the infant's behavior as:
1. An indication of possible abuse requiring further assessment. 2. A common response of babies requiring frequent hospitalization. 3. Normal behavior for an infant of this age. 4. Failure of the infant to develop a sense of trust.
A patient has periodic severe nerve pain that is not well controlled with pain medication. The nurse thinks that this patient might benefit from which pain management approach?
1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) 2. a narcotic 3. an antidepressant 4. a local anesthetic
The nurse is providing group education about lipids to patients who have been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia. What does the best instruction include?
1. High density lipoprotein (HDL) is called good cholesterol because it removes cholesterol from the body and gets rid of it in the liver. 2. High density lipoprotein (HDL) is called good cholesterol because it increases the oxygen content in the arteries and reduces the amount of plaque build-up. 3. High density lipoprotein (HDL) decreases the bad cholesterol (low density lipoprotein [LDL]), and promotes excretion of it through the kidneys. 4. High density lipoprotein (HDL) decreases low density lipoprotein (LDL) and prevents it from converting to very low density lipoprotein (VDRL), which is the worst kind of cholesterol in the body.
After assessing a 10-year-old girl, the nurse documents the appearance of breast buds, identifying this as what body change?
A) Menarche B) Thelarche C) Puberty D) Tanner stage 5