The 20-year-old client has been diagnosed with a seminoma of the right testicle. What question should the nurse ask this client during assessment?
A. "At what age did you become sexually active?"
B. "Were both your testicles descended at birth?"
C. "Do you participate in masturbation on a regular basis?"
D. "Do you or any members of your family have diabetes mellitus?"
B
The single greatest risk factor for testicular cancer is cryptorchidism.
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A nurse questions an older patient about the age-related changes she has experienced in her connective tissue, which have lessened her mobility. What do these changes most commonly in-clude? (Select all that apply.)
a. Loss of bone, which may cause fragile bones b. Thickening of the tendons, causing loss of strength c. Bony deposits in the joints, causing pain and altered movement d. Hardening of cartilage, causing more fric-tion in joints e. Diminished energy, causing decreased activity
The nurse understands amount of pain stimulation that is needed for an individual to feel pain is referred to as:
1. Pain threshold. 2. Pain tolerance. 3. Somatic interval. 4. Cephalgia reporting.
The neonatal nurse explains to new parents that infants are at greater risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance than are older children. Which of the following parent comments would indicate that further education is needed?
1. "Infants have a higher metabolic rate than older children do." 2. "An infant has little body water for reserve, as compared with an adult." 3. "Infants lose water through their skin, and they have a larger proportion of skin surface area than older children do." 4. "Infants maintain their temperature by losing heat through their heads."
The nurse has completed a comprehensive assessment of a 16-year-old client who has been admitted for treatment for presumptive pelvic inflammatory disease. The client reported that she has been living on the streets with a 27-year-old male
She is curled up in the fetal position in bed, and when asked about her pain level, she cries out that she is in severe pain, that is "way over the top" of a 1-to-10 pain scale. She pulls away and flinches when any part of her body is touched. She is febrile and tachycardic. She has been examined and had all necessary labs sent off from the emergency department, and IV antibiotics were started. Since the client has already begun definitive medical treatment for her presumed infection, the nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of acute pain related to possible pelvic inflammatory disease, and decides that this is the highest priority to address at this time. The appropriate outcome for this nursing diagnosis is: 1. The client's comfort will be achieved and maintained. 2. The client will be discharged to a safe living environment. 3. The client's infection will be eradicated. 4. The client will be reunited with her parents.