The nurse is scheduling an ultrasound for a 45-year old woman with a suspected uterine tumor. The nurse includes in the client's teaching that the most common benign uterine tumor seen in women in their forties is a:
A. Fibroid tumor.
B. Fibroadenoma.
C. Fibrocystic tumor.
D. Lymphoma.
A
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A patient complaining of diarrhea presents at the walk in clinic and asks the nurse what they can do to find out what is causing their diarrhea. What should the nurse advise the patient?
A) The doctor will just give you some medicine. B) Stay away from all food and drink you think might be causing the problem. C) An initial sensitivity may decrease with time. D) Any food or fluid can cause diarrhea.
The nurse is assessing a female patient who has an abnormally high level of parathyroid hormone
Which assessment findings would be consistent with this diagnosis? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Muscle weakness 2. Hypercalcemia 3. Diarrhea 4. Weight gain 5. Hypotension
A patient with acute hepatic dysfunction is experiencing a gastrointestinal bleed. Which of the following should the nurse be prepared to administer to assist this patient?
1. mannitol 2. albumin 3. antibiotics 4. vitamin K and fresh frozen plasma or platelets
A patient reports feelings of sadness and hopelessness along with difficulty sleeping and weight loss. The primary care NP learns that the patient's mother died 6 months earlier. The NP should:
a. offer a referral to a bereavement counselor. b. begin pharmacologic treatment with fluoxetine. c. determine whether medications are causing these symptoms. d. tell the patient that these symptoms will go away in a few months.