An 82-year-old man is seen in the primary care office with complaints of dribbling urine and difficulty starting his stream. Which of the following should be included in the list of differential diagnoses?
a. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) c. Prostate cancer
b. Parkinson's disease d. All of the above
D
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A nurse is discharging a client to a short-term rehabilitation center after a joint replacement. Which action by the nurse is most important?
a. Administering pain medication before transport b. Answering any last-minute questions by the client c. Ensuring the family has directions to the facility d. Providing a verbal hand-off report to the facility
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following concepts is used by public health professionals to illustrate that the determinants of health interact to affect health?
A) Precautionary principle B) Ecological perspective C) Sustainability D) Upstream focus
The nurse is teaching a class for clients about over-the-counter (OTC) medications. The nurse determines that education has been effective when the clients make which statement?
1. "We should not take any over-the-counter (OTC) medicine without first calling and checking with the doctor's office." 2. "We should always ask the pharmacist about how to take the over-the-counter (OTC) medicine." 3. "We must read all the directions on the label and call the doctor's office if they are not clear." 4. "Medicines that are available over-the-counter (OTC) are really safe, or they would be prescription medicines."