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BREAST CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES - regular screening mammography starting at age 45 years. Women aged 45 to 54 years should be screened annually. Women 55 years and older should transition to biennial screening or have the opportunity to continue screening annually. continue screening mammography as long as overall health is good and life expectancy is 10 years or longer THE BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION - lie down and place one arm behind the head use finger pads of three middle fingers of the...

The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the individual's mental health? A) Not needing others for companionship B) The ability to effectively manage stress C) A family history of mental illness D) Striving for total self-reliance - Ans: B Feedback: Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy, independence, self-esteem, capacity f...

A 42-year-old male patient complains of shoulder pain when the nurse moves his arm behind the back. Which question should the nurse ask? a. Are you able to feed yourself without difficulty? b. Do you have difficulty when you are putting on a shirt? c. Are you able to sleep through the night without waking? d. Do you ever have trouble lowering yourself to the toilet? - b. Do you have difficulty when you are putting on a shirt? The patients pain will make it more difficult to accomplish tasks lik...

The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is obtaining a medical history about a child. To integrate both nursing and medical aspects of primary care, which will be included in the medical history? - Speech and language development, beliefs about health and previous illness. when meeting with a new family, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner develops a database that identifies family members and others living in the household, relationships with others outside the household, and s...

Neuroscientists study.... - molecular mechanism of neurons AND cognitive functions Nerves tissues includes... - neurons AND glial cells The most complicated neural circuits belong to the.... - cerebral cortex Dolorology is - study of pain The nucleus refers to an - aggregated nerve cell bodies in the CNS The ascending nervous system contains.... - sensory neurons The enteric nervous system regulates in the - local intestinal motility The highest number of neurons belong to a - new born ba...

What should the external ocular structures be able to do? - Move purposefully What are the external ocular structures? - Eyebrows, eyelids, eyelashes, eyeballs, conjuctive, sclera, lacrimal apparatus What does the diagnostics positions test, test for? - Parallel tracking, nystagmus and lid lag What position should the neck be for carotid artery auscultation? - A neutral position What do you look for when auscultating the carotid artery? - Bruits by using the bell What should the patient do ...

what are the four concepts of the neurological assessment - 1. cognition 2. sensory perception 3. mobility 4. pain is the neurologic system completely developed at birth - no is the neurological system the first system that develops in utero - yes where is motor activity of the spine controlled in - the medulla are neurons fully myelinated in an infant - no what do movements occur primarily by in infants - by primitive reflexes (sucking: being able to feed) what proceeds as myelin is devel...

What subjective data would you need to collect for the eyes? - -visual difficulties? -loss of color with vision? halos around objects? -loss of peripheral vision? (glaucoma) -night blindness? -eye pain? -contacts, glasses or reading glasses? -redness or swelling, drainage, tearing or crusting? -allergies, medication? -self care: last eye exam? protective eyewear? Poor work environment? clean contacts? remove makeup? -surgery on the eyes? What subjective data should you collect for the ear? - -h...

when does salivation begin in infants - at 3 months when do teeth erupt - between 6-24 months how many deciduous (impermanent) teeth do infants have - 20 how many teeth will deciduous teeth be replaced with - 32 teeth when do children start losing deciduous teeth - at 6-12 years in pregnancy, what may occur to the nose - nasal stuffiness and epistaxis what is epistaxis - nose bleed gums may be ________ and softened during pregnancy. they may bleed during normal tooth bruising - hyperemic ...

Anatomy of the eye - Pupil iris sclera caruncle cornea lens conjunctiva retina optic nerve retinal blood vessels Anatomy of inner eye - optic disc - fibers from retina converging to form optic nerve macula- slightly darker pigmented section that surrounds fovea centralis. Transduces light from center of visual field fovea centralis - Area of sharpest vision (DO NOT SHINE LIGHT ON THIS) eye muscles - 6 total 4 straight (rectus) superior inferior lateral medial 2 slanting (oblique) What cra...

Karl Marx - Who was the founder of conflict theory? Positivism - Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? Conflict theory - Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce resources? The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds. - How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early twenty-first century? Expe...

Who was the founder of conflict theory? - Karl Marx Which idea did Auguste Comte introduce to the field of sociology? - Positivism Which sociological perspective views society as being made up of groups competing for scarce resources? - Conflict theory How would a functionalist theory explain the complexity of American families in the early twenty-first century? - The complex patterns of family life permit greater economic and emotional security for individuals from diverse backgrounds. A se...

patient bleeding with placenta previa - avoid vaginal exam during nonstress test, FHR is 130 w/o accelerations - when to use an acoustic stim on abdomen for 3 seconds mom is rubella non-immune positive for beta hemolytic strep blood is type O negative - give client rubella immunization after delivery client with polyhydramnios - baby might have GI anomalies adverse effect of mag sulfate - feeling of warmth throughout the body low back pain during latent phase of labor - apply counter pressu...

ANS: C Perioperative nursing care occurs before, during, and after surgery. Preadmission testing occurs before surgery and is considered preoperative. Nursing care provided during the surgical procedure is considered intraoperative, and in the postanesthesia care unit, it is considered postoperative. All of these are parts of the perioperative phase, but each individual phase does not explain the term completely. - 1. The nurse is caring for a surgical patient, when the family member asks what p...

A nurse is applying Tanner's clinical judgment model in the care of a postpartum client. Which action by the nurse will constitute the first step in this process? - Noticing the significant aspects of the client's condition. A hospital client who requires assistance with hygiene has expressed a preference for receiving a bed bath after lunch rather than in the morning. The nurse has consequently changed the nursing care plan. The nurse's action reflects which QSEN competency? - Client center...

health care-associated infection /HAI: - infection not present on admission to a health care setting; acquired during the course of treatment for other conditions medical asepsis: - clean technique; involves procedures and practices that reduce the number and transfer of pathogens pathogen: - disease-producing microorganism personal protective equipment (PPE): - equipment and supplies necessary to minimize or prevent exposure to infectious material, including gloves, gowns, masks, and protect...

HYPERANDROGENISM - Associated w/ Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); Degrees of ovulatory dysfunction; Oligo-anovulation; Infertility result of anovulation; Endocrinopathy; Occurs in 6-15% of all women; 70% w/ Hirsutism, Acne, Androgenic Alopecia; Obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia of metabolic syndrome; risk for CV disease & DM; Increased risk for adverse health outcomes (Endometrial CA; T2DM) OVARIES - Source of increased Testosterone & Androstenedione; Source of increased androgen produ...

The nurse reviews the client's medication regimen, including the interval of drug dosage, which is related to the following? a. Receptor Stimulation b. Half-life c. Therapeutic Index d. Biotransformation - b. HALF LIFE Which of the following conditions might be a contraindication to the use of anticholinergic drugs? a. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia b. Osteoporosis c. Diabetes d. Bradycardia - A. BPH The nurse is administering Phenobarbital and will monitor the patient for which possible adver...

1. Identify the stages of drug development and how the drugs are tested at each phase. - ANS: Phase 1: Testing of a new compound in health subjects, for the purpose of establishing the tolerance of health human subjects at different doses, defining its pharmacological effects at anticipated therapeutic levels, and studying its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion patterns in humans. Phase 2:Controlled clinical evaluation is done on patients with a specific disease or disorder to ...

Chapter 52: Antidiabetics MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about diabetes. The nurse explains that which type of diabetes is the most common? a. Type 1 diabetes mellitus b. Type 2 diabetes mellitus c. Diabetes insipidus d. Secondary diabetes - : B Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes. DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: Page 759 TOP: NURSING PROCESS: Assessment : NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Pathophysiology 2. A pa...