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The two basic setup instruments that can be transferred simultaneously using the two-handed transfer are the

The nurse instructs a group of women who attend the health clinic that persons who are particularly at risk for cervical cancer are persons who have which risk factor? (Select all that apply.)

A finger rest that stabilizes the hand is a

Which statement indicates that the patient who has had an abdominal hysterectomy needs further home teaching?

A male patient, age 23, seeks care at the health clinic because he has developed a profuse, purulent urethral discharge, and urination is painful. When assisting with data collection from the patient, it is most important that the nurse gather information related which aspect of his history?

The nurse provides discharge teaching for a patient regarding her activity level as she recovers from her modified radical mastectomy. Which statement by her indicates to the nurse that the teaching has been successful?

On the fourth postoperative day after a modified radical mastectomy, the nurse finds the patient with her back to the nurse. She is crying and tells the nurse she feels ugly and is worried that her husband will not be in love with her anymore. The nurse recognizes the interventions in the plan of care will be based which patient problem?

A woman who is using an etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring for contraception calls to report that the ring has slipped out while sleeping. The patient is not sure how long the product was dislodged. The nurse will instruct the patient to rinse the ring with lukewarm water, reinsert the ring, and

The young woman comes to the free clinic for the complaint of stomach cramps. During the examination, the nurse recommends that she be tested for chlamydia. The woman says “I don’t need any test…I don’t have any symptoms for a sexual infection…I just came for irregular bleeding.” Which response is most informative?

Why is a mammogram the most useful method of diagnosing breast cancer?