A home health nurse is compiling a patient profile on a 23-year-old obese woman who smokes one-half pack of cigarettes a day and drinks 1 beer a week. She works as a cook in a long-term care facility
She has two children and eats a diet high in fats. She exercises 30 minutes a day. Both parents are dead of heart disease. How many risk factors for cancer in this profile should the nurse identify? a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6
B
Cancer risks identified are obesity, smoker, and high-fat diet.
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1. Slight bulging along the lower eyelids. 2. Reduced perspiration. 3. Reduced sebum production. 4. Large white spots on the upper arms and trunk.
The meninges provide protection, support, and nourishment to the brain and spinal cord. Which of the following terms is used to describe the fibrous connective tissue that hugs the brain closely and extends into every fold of the brain's surface?
A) Dura mater B) Arachnoid C) Fascia D) Pia mater
The client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1. He asks the nurse what this means. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The exocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin and it is not working." 2. "Without insulin you will develop ketoacidosis (DKA)." 3. "The endocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin, but it isn't working." 4. "Your alpha cells should be able to secrete insulin, but cannot." 5. "It means your pancreas cannot secrete insulin."
In women, what is the usual site of original gonococcal infection?
a. Endocervical canal b. Vagina c. Fallopian tube d. Labia majora