A client with chronic myeloid leukemia is admitted to an acute care facility. The nurse understands that the client is least likely to be part of which demographic group?
A. Male
B. Younger than 20 years
C. Older than 65 years
D. Female
Ans: B. Younger than 20 years
CML makes up about? 15% of all adult? leukemias, with the average age of diagnosis at 65 years. While CML affects women more than? men, it is least likely to affect children.
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A) The specification of the population to be studied B) The operational definition of the research variables C) The prediction of anticipated relationships among variables D) The choice of verbs that suggest the status of knowledge of the topic or the approach to be used in studying the problem
A patient tells the nurse, "I have been reading about using castor oil as a treatment for muscle cramping. Do you know anything about that?" How should the nurse respond to this question?
1. "Why don't you ask the doctor about whether it works or not?" 2. "I think you take a tablespoon twice a day." 3. "The castor oil should be warmed before use." 4. "Soak a flannel cloth with the castor oil and apply it to your muscle." 5. "You must wear gloves when handling castor oil."
Although research for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection has been unsuccessful, the nurse states that benefits of HIV vaccine research include:
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A nurse is assessing the sleep patterns of a female client age 70 years with a mental disorder. Based on the knowledge of circadian rhythms and the influence of age,
which of the following would the nurse anticipate that the client would report about her sleep pattern? A) "When I was younger, I didn't notice any differences in how I felt in the morning or evening." B) "Now it seems like I have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep even when circumstances are adequate for sleep." C) "When I worked days, I'd always have trouble feeling sleepy in the morning." D) "When I was younger, the amount of sleep I got didn't seem to matter."