A 50-year-old woman is scheduled for discharge this morning following a left-sided simple mastectomy that was performed yesterday to treat noninvasive breast cancer.
When providing this woman's care prior to discharge, what action should the nurse prioritize?
A) Encourage the woman to void in a commode rather than ambulating to the bathroom.
B) Remove the Steri-strips from the woman's incision to assess the incision.
C) Avoid measuring the woman's blood pressure on her left arm.
D) Assess the woman's active and passive range of motion to her left arm.
Question 2A community health nurse is participating in a health forum that has been organized by a local community group. When addressing the topic of breast cancer, what should the nurse teach participants about the risk factors for the disease?
A) It's important to get regular, physical exercise because inactivity has been linked to breast cancer.
B) Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you can do to reduce your risk of breast cancer.
C) If your mother, grandmother, or sister had breast cancer, you likely have a higher-than-average risk.
D) It's in your best interests to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet in order to lower your risk of breast cancer.
Question 3Following a motorcycle accident, a 17-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department. He has sustained multiple traumas, including a head injury. What physical assessment findings related to the ear should be reported by the nurse immediately?
A) The malleus can be visualized during otoscopic examination.
B) The tympanic membrane is pearly gray.
C) Tenderness is reported by the patient when the mastoid area is palpated.
D) Clear, watery fluid is draining from the ear.
Question 4The nurse is caring for a patient with Mnire's disease. The patient is scheduled to go home tomorrow, so the nurse is preparing the patient's discharge teaching. Dietary guidelines will be included.
What foods should the patient be instructed to limit or avoid?
A) Sweet pickles
B) Frozen yogurt
C) Citrus fruit
D) Red meat
Question 5A 40-year-old woman has presented to her primary caregiver because she has been experiencing cyclical breast pain over the past several months. The caregiver's clinical examination reveals no palpable or observable abnormalities.
This patient's breast pain is most likely attributable to:
A) Neuropathy
B) Soft-tissue injury
C) An infectious process
D) Hormonal fluctuations
Question 6Which of the following nursing interventions would be most likely to facilitate effective communication with a hearing impaired patient?
A) Ask the patient to repeat what was said in order to evaluate understanding.
B) Stand directly in front of the patient to facilitate lip reading.
C) Reduce environmental noise and distractions before communicating.
D) Raise the voice to project sound at a higher frequency.
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