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The nurse reviews the health record of a client with melasma. The nurse would anticipate that
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this client will exhibit: - correct answer✔✔Blotchy brown macules across the cheeks and
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forehead



The client with cellulitis of the lower leg has had cultures done on the affected area. The nurse
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reviewing the results of the culture report interprets that which of the following organisms is
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not part of the normal flora of the skin? - correct answer✔✔Escherichia coli
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The client complains of chronic pruritus. Which of the following diagnoses would the nurse
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expect to support this client's complaint? - correct answer✔✔Renal Failure
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A client being seen in an ambulatory clinic for an unrelated complaint has a butterfly rash
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noted across the nose. The nurse interprets that this finding is consistent with early
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manifestations of which of the following disorders? - correct answer✔✔Systemic lupus |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




erythematosus (SLE) |||\\\




The nurse notes that the older adult client has a number of bright, ruby-colored, round lesions
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scattered on the trunk and thighs. The nurse correctly interprets the finding as alterations in
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blood vessels of the skin and defines them as: - correct answer✔✔Cherry angioma
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The client has been diagnosed with paronychia. The nurse understands that this is a disorder of
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the: - correct answer✔✔Nails
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The client is diagnosed with a full-thickness burn. The nurse understands that which of the
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following structural areas of the skin is involved? - correct answer✔✔Epidermis, entire dermis,
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and epithelial portion of subcutaneous fat
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,A client who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from working on an automobile in a closed
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garage has a carbon monoxide level of 15%. The nurse would anticipate observing which sign
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or symptom? - correct answer✔✔Flushing
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A client is admitted to the hospital with cellulitis of the lower leg. The nurse would anticipate
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which of the following therapies to be prescribed? - correct answer✔✔Warm compresses to
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the affected area |||\\\ |||\\\




The nurse has instructed the client in the correct technique for breast self-examination (BSE).
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For a portion of the examination, the client will lie down. If the client were to examine the right
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breast, the nurse would tell the client to place a pillow: - correct answer✔✔Under the right
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shoulder



The nurse would identify that which of the following foods should be increased in the diet to
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help decrease the risk of cancer development? - correct answer✔✔Broccoli
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The nurse would include which of the following in a list of the most helpful foods for the vegan
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client wishing to increase foods high in vitamin A? - correct answer✔✔carrots
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According to the American Cancer Society, fecal occult blood testing should be done annually |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




after the age of _____ years. - correct answer✔✔50
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A 27-year-old female client is undergoing evaluation of lumps in her breasts. In determining
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whether the client could have fibrocystic breast disorder, the nurse should ask the client
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whether the breast lumps seem to become more prominent or troublesome at which of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




following times? - correct answer✔✔before menses |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




The nurse is assigned to the care of a client scheduled for surgery for a right colon tumor.
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Which of the following is the most characteristic manifestation of cancer at this site? - correct
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answer✔✔Dull abdominal pain exacerbated by walking |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\

, A client has undergone abdominal perineal resection for a bowel tumor. The nurse interprets
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that the client's colostomy is beginning to function if which of the following signs is noted? -
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correct answer✔✔The passage of flatus |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




A nurse assessing a postoperative ureterostomy client will interpret that the stoma has normal
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characteristics if the stoma is: - correct answer✔✔Red and moist |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




The nurse monitoring the oncological client for early signs of vena cava syndrome would
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include assessment for which of the following? - correct answer✔✔Periorbital edema
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The nurse understands that which of the following hormones is directly responsible for
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maintaining the free or unbound portion of serum calcium within normal limits? - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




answer✔✔parathyroid hormone |||\\\




The client with an endocrine disorder complains of weight loss and diarrhea, and says that he
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can "feel his heart beating in his chest." The nurse interprets that which of the following glands
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is most likely responsible for these symptoms? - correct answer✔✔Thyroid
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The client is experiencing an episode of hypoglycemia. The nurse understands that the
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physiological mechanism that should take place to combat this decrease in the blood glucose |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




level is: - correct answer✔✔Increased glucagon secretion
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The client with diabetes experiences breakdown of fats for conversion to glucose. The nurse
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determines that this response is occurring if the client has elevated levels of which of the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




following substances? - correct answer✔✔Ketones |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




The client with diabetes mellitus is being tested to determine long-term diabetic control. Which
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of the following results would the nurse expect to see if the client's long-term control is within
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acceptable limits? - correct answer✔✔Glycosylated hemoglobin of 6% |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
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