What are the majority of the small percentage of ovarian cancers that are associated with a known pattern of inheritance associated with?
a. Mutation of the BRCA1 gene
b. Mutations of the BRCA2 gene
c. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) syndrome
d. Low progesterone levels
Answer: a. Mutation of the BRCA1 gene
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The nurse is caring for a patient with a mood disorder who has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit for postoperative care. Which actions are appropriate therapeutic strategies for use with a patient with a mood disorder? Select all that apply
1. Offering a variety of choices in order to keep communication open 2. Keeping communication simple by offering limited choices 3. Reminding patients of delusional material when symptoms have resolved 4. Questioning the patient's belief system when it conflicts with the nurse's 5. Not reminding patients of inappropriate behaviors when in an altered state of mental health
A 6-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department. Upon assessment of the patient, the nurse finds swollen, tender buboes and enlarged genitalia. The nurse understands that these findings are consistent with
a. gonorrhea. b. bubonic plague. c. syphilis. d. lymphogranuloma venereum.
Many new community/public health nurses find home visiting very uncomfortable, even in nice neighborhoods. What would be the primary reason for such a feeling?
A. Home visits are a new skill to be mastered, and learning is uncomfortable. B. Home visits reflect a situation under the client's control and in the client's environment. C. Home visits require lots of supervision, backup, and extra resources. D. Home visits take much more time and effort than giving care in the hospital.
Which of the following forms of medicine combines health promotion, establishment of a partnership with the client and practitioner, and captures an evolving model of health care?
A) integrative health care and medicine B) homeopathic health care and medicine C) holistic health care and medicine D) palliative health care and medicine