One of the first signs of upper respiratory cancer is which of the following?
A. productive cough
B. persistent hoarseness
C. orthostatic hypotension
D. dyspnea
Answer: B
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There is an increased amount of health care information on the Internet. Not all of the websites are accurate or have updated information. Therefore, the health care consumer must do which of the following?
1. Discuss health care information found on the Internet with friends and neighbors. 2. Consider anything published online to be accurate. 3. Understand that any website published within the last five years to be up to date. 4. Evaluate the website's credibility through a careful analysis of the content's accuracy.
Normally a patient can differentiate between soft and sharp and can feel vibrations accurately. What should the nurse do to assess a patient's sensory function?
1. touch both sides of various parts of the body with a sharp and a dull object 2. have the patient distinguish which parts of the body are being touched 3. ask the patient to identify two areas of simultaneous pinpricks on the hand 4. write a number on the patient's hand and have him or her identify the number
The primiparous client has told the nurse that she is afraid that she will develop hemorrhoids during pregnancy, because her mother did. Which of the following statements would be best for the nurse to make?
A. "It is not unusual for women to develop hemorrhoids during pregnancy." B. "Most women don't have any problem until after they've delivered." C. "If your mother had hemorrhoids, you will get them too. Get used to the idea." D. "If you get hemorrhoids, you probably will need surgery to get rid of them."
Which of these observations would indicate to the nurse facilitator that some members of a therapeutic anger management group are demonstrating resistance?
a. Four of the group members share that the discussion is making them sad. b. Three members claim, "We don't have problems controlling our tempers.". c. Two of the members are overheard discussing their fear of "disappointing the nurse.". d. Several members share that they have physically and verbally abused their significant others in the past.