The nurse is preparing a discussion on reproductive cancer screening for elderly women. The nurse would advise the client to
A) eliminate Pap smears if high risk factors are absent.
B) eliminate self-breast exams because the client finds this socially unacceptable.
C) obtain mammography every other year after the age of 40.
D) avoid hormone replacement therapy for vasomotor symptoms.
A
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Which statement reflects a characteristic common to all methods of quality management?
1. Each method uses all staff members in the organization. 2. None of the methods are designed to place blame on an individual. 3. All methods provide clinical information. 4. Most methods focus on cost containment.
When caring for a postsurgical client, a nurse observes that the client voids urine frequently and in small amounts. What does this most probably indicate?
A) Requirement of intermittent catheterization B) Calculus formation C) Urine retention D) Urinary infection
The nurse on a medical-surgical unit is providing caring for a 40-year-old patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The prescriber has ordered sildenafil (Revatio) for the patient
Which of the following situations would prompt the nurse to call the prescriber prior to starting administration of the drug? a. Blood glucose of 100, and the patient has type 2 diabetes b. Blood pressure of 108/51 and concurrent use of nitrates c. Respirations of 16, and the patient is taking an opiate every 6 hours d. Jaundice of the sclera with a history of cirrhosis
A malnourished client was started on enteral nutrition 7 days ago. The nurse anticipates that which of the following laboratory measurements will rise if nutritional therapy is effective?
1. serum albumin 2. total protein 3. prealbumin 4. serum glucose