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A 70-year-old man presents with the following symptoms: straining to void, nocturia, dribbling and hesitancy when voiding. These signs are consistent with what condition?
- Prostatitis
- Testicular cancer
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
D. Phimosis - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
BPH involves having an enlarged prostate that can interfere with the flow of urine. BPH does not indicate cancer in the patient but results in a prostate gland that has grown in size and may have started obstructing the flow of urine through the urethra creating possible nocturia, dribbling and hesitancy. It is common in older men. Prostatitis is an infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. Phimosis is a condition where there is an inability to retract the foreskin over the head of the penis.
A common error in blood pressure measurement includes:
- taking the blood pressure in an arm that is at the level of the heart.
- deflating the cuff about 2 mm Hg per heart beat.
- waiting less than 15 seconds before repeating the reading on the same arm.
- palpating the brachial artery before placing the blood pressure cuff. - CORRECT
ANSWER: C. waiting less than 15 seconds before repeating the reading on the same arm.
A known risk factor for breast cancer includes:
- early menarche or late menopause. 1 / 3
- low breast tissue density.
- low-fat, low cholesterol diet.
D. breastfeeding an infant for more than 6 months. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. early
menarche or late menopause.
A nurse hears inspiratory and expiratory wheezes bilaterally. What is the meaning of this finding?
- Narrowed airways
- Consolidation in alveoli
- Fluid in the alveoli
D. Sputum in the bronchi - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Narrowed airways
A nurse is performing an admission physical examination on a patient who has been bedridden for a month. The nurse notices a pressure injury on the patient's left trochanter area that involves partial-thickness skin loss with no damage to the subcutaneous tissue. The nurse reports this pressure injury at what stage?
- Stage I
- Stage II
- Stage III
D. Stage IV - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Stage II
A Pap smear is recommended to screen for what condition?
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Ovarian cancer
D. Vaginal cancer - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Cervical cancer
A pap smear involves having taking cells from the cervical opening and sending them to the laboratory for analysis to screen for early detection of cervical cancer. We do not have routine screening tests for ovarian, endometrial or vaginal cancer.
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A patient has a body mass index (BMI) of 28.5 kg/m2. How does the nurse classify this?
- Underweight
- Normal
- Overweight
D. Obese - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Overweight
A BMI falling between 25 and 29.9 kg/m2 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 or greater kg/m2 is considered obese.
A patient is asked to indicate on a form how many times he eats a specific food. This would describe which of these methods for obtaining dietary information?
- 24-hour recall
- Food diary
- Food frequency questionnaire
D. Calorie count - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Food frequency questionnaire
The food frequency questionnaire asks patients to report the number of times they eat certain food items over a given period of time. A food diary asks the patient to note what he or she ate during each of the daily meals. A calorie count looks at the food eaten for each meal and the associated calories and adds those up for the day to get a count of calories. A 24-hour recall asks the patient to think back on the following days meals and recall what was eaten for the time period.
A patient seeks care for "debilitating headaches that cause excessive absences at work." On further exploration, the nurse asks, "What makes the headaches worse?"
With this question, the nurse is seeking information about:
- aggravating factors.
- relieving (alleviating) factors.
- the patient's perception of pain.
D. the nature or character of the headache. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. aggravating
factors.
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