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Dietary recommendations
Vegetables: Broccoli and cauliflower
Client with Pancreatic cancer what information seems to be important…(pancreatic cancer has a poor px most of the time but its not detected until its late)
Ask the client if he has advanced directive
A nurse prepares a client for a colonoscopy scheduled for tomorrow. The client says the occult blood test was negative for colon cancer, I don’t need a colonoscopy, I would like to cancel it. How should the nurse respond?
Being negative occult blood test does not rule out the possibility for colon cancer
Client is dx with liver(?) cancer. Which lab results should you expect?
(?)
Which client is at the highest risk for developing colon cancer?
72 y/o who eats fast food frequently
A nurse assesses an infant … which comment by the mother may indicate a congenital heart defect?
He tires out during feedings
Which compensatory position would the nurse observe a child who has a (?) TOF who is experiencing a hypersianotic spell?
Knees will pull up to the chest
Which client should the nurse anticipate and infant with (?)coartaction of the aorta
Higher BP upper extremities and lower BP in the lower extremities
A child with a VST often (?) results in an:
Unoxygenated blood in systemic circulation
Which manifestation should the nurse expect with a pt with stable angina:
Pain that is relieved by short acting nitroglycerin
What does … of hypertension primarily focus on?
Reduction of modifiable risk factors
A client comes to the clinic for a BP check up. The client takes antihypertensive medications .. the client complains of which common
Headache
The nurse is assessing a pt who was admitted to the ICU with a hyper tensive emergency. What is most important to report?
PT is unable to move the left arm and leg when asked to do so - signs of a TIA or stroke
The nurse obtains information from a pt who is prehypertensive. What is most important to address?
If their not at …
Discussing coronary heart disease risk factors in a group .. Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor
Hypertension
Diabetes
Obesity
Which of the following applies to carcinoma of the breast?
Tumor cells have extra copies of the HER2 gene
Nurse participate in a risk fair. Which statement is the nurse most likely to make?
Menopause after the age of 55 increase the risk for breast cancer(?)
Breast cancer education. Explains that women should get mammograms each year after the age of:
40
First clinical manifestation of breast cancer:
(?)
Which statement is most correct (?)
Late menarche and early menopause are at the early risk for breast cancer
The most predominant primary tumor size of cancer(?)
Prostate
Colon
Breast
Lung
The most predominant primary tumor size of cancer(?)
Prostate
Colon
Breast
Lung
When assessing a 12 y/o with euwing s.. sarcoma. The nurse understands that the most likely effected bones are:
Femur and pelvis
Which of the following pts does the nurse recognize to be at risk for benign fibro genic bone tumor?
10 y/o child
The nurse is … with a client who has breast cancer that has metastasized to the bone. Which of the following statement requires a follow-up by the nurse?
I have two different kinds of cancers
A nurse is caring for a client who has retinal glastoma(?). What part of the cell cycle does the nurse understand to be the cause of the clients condition?
This condition developed during DNA synthesis
Which of the following does paraneoplastic syndrome refer to?
Effectiveness such as secreted by the tumor cells
Which of the following does paraneoplastic syndrome refer to?
Effectiveness substances such as secreted by the tumor cells
A nurse is assessing a client for the S/S for cancer. What may indicate that they have cancer?
Change in bowl or bladder habits
Thickening or lump in any part of the body
Change in (?)
Types of parental or pregenital cells include all of the following except:
Myocardial cells
What age does menopause typically begin?
About 51
What’s the most serious A/E of menopause
Osteoporosis and heart disease
What’s the most serious A/E of menopause
Osteoporosis and heart disease
Which of the following correctly describes andropause?
Reduction of muscle and bone mass and testicular atrophy
A woman is considered to be in menopause after she has missed ____ menstrual cycles?
12
Chronic complication of diabetes is likely to result in (?)vascular complications:
Eyes
(?)
(?)
Person with type 1 diabetes experiences tachycardia, pallor, headache, confusion. What the is most probable cause of the symptoms?
Hypoglycemia (?) caused by increased exercise
When teaching a pt newly dx with type 1 diabetes about autonomic NS symptoms of hypoglycemia would include:
Sweating and tremors
When teaching a pt newly dx with type 1 diabetes about autonomic NS symptoms of hypoglycemia would include:
Sweating and tremors
A lab report of a client shows arterial blood plate 7.34 and serum glucose of 650 / serum bicarbonate of 121: What do you infer from these findings?
Client has hyperosmolar hyperglycemia (?) non-kedotic syndrome
When comparing clinical manifestations of both DKA and NKS (?). Which one is only associated with DKA?
Kusmal respirations
A nurse is caring for a 68 year old admitted with abdominal pain, N/ V. A bowl obstruction is expected, which assessment findings should the nurse expect?
High pitched and hyperactive bowl sounds proximal to the obstruction
A client with a NGT placed with a (?) bowl obstruction. Which of the findings shows the bowl obstruction has resolved?
Client is passing flatus
(?) client with a large bowl obstruction. Which statement made doesn’t contain effective learning
NGT relieves pressure caused by the bowl obstruction
2 y/o is hospitalized with suspected intussusception. Which of the findings is associated with intussusception?
Jelly stools
Which of the following is an accurate description of the pathophysiology of an intestinal obstruction?
Intestinal obstruction exists when a blockage prevents the normal flow of intestinal contents through the intestinal tract
What is the pathophysiology of an acute asthma attack?
Hypersensitivity reaction involving release of chemical mediators
Name is a 6 y/o girl dx with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following should the nurse keep in mind when developing a care plan for the child
Pulmonary secretions are abnormally thick
PT in the ED CO tightness in the chest and SOB after mowing the lawn. Expiratory wheezing is hear in auscultation of the lungs. Which of the following is the client most likely experiencing?
Asthma due to allergens
Which of the following should the nurse expect to assess in a child with bronchiectasis?
Severe persistent cough with mucal sputum
What is the dx study of choice in pulmonary hypertension?
Right heart cath
The nurse is been teaching purses lip breathing to a pt with severe COPD. Which of the explanations shows that the teaching has been effective?
Lips are puckered on exhalation
