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A nurse is assisting with conducting a health-promotion program to community members regarding testicular cancer. You determine further teaching is needed if a community member states that which of the following is a sign of testicular Cancer?
Alopecia
Back pain
Painless testicular swelling
A heavy sensation in the scrotum |
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| increased uric acid level |
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A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client with leukemia who has received a regimen of chemotherapy. Which laboratory value would the nurse specifically note as a result of the massive cell destruction that occurs with the chemotherapy?
Anemia
Decreased platelets
Increased uric acid level
Decreased leukocyte count |
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A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of suspected Hodgkin’s disease. Which of the following findings would the nurse most likely expect to find documented in the client’s record?
Fatigue
Weakness
Weight gain
Enlarged lymph nodes |
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The client has a medication ordered to dilate his eyes. Such a medication belongs to which group of drugs?
Mydriatics
Osmotics
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Ceruminolytics |
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| Antiinfectives are used to treat infections of the eye, including inflammation of the membrane covering the eyeball and lining the eyelid known as |
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Preparations that are helpful for loosening wax from the ear canal belong to which group?
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Osmotics
Prostaglandin analogues
ceruminolytics |
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What are vaccines made from the inactivated disease-causing substances produced by some microorganisms?
Toxoids
Recombinant subunit vaccines
Conjugate vaccines
Attenuated vaccines |
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What is the process in which antibodies are received by an individual used for protection against a particular pathogen, and acquired from another source?
Active immunity
Most childhood immunizations
Toxoids
Passive immunity |
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| stimulate an immune response |
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What do most vaccines do in the body?
Stimulate an immune response
Cause an allergic reaction
Are perceived by the body as antibodies
Produce mild disease |
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| antibiotics and glucocorticoids |
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The client has severe acne. Which types of drugs are most frequently used to treat this condition?
Antibiotics and glucocorticoids
Antibiotics and coal tar products
Podophyllum and anthralin
Sulfamylon and keratolytics |
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Psoriatic scales are loosened with which medications?
Podophyllum
Antibiotics
Keratolytics
Benzoyl peroxide |
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Which drugs are not known to cause alopecia?
Antineoplastic agents
Sulfonamides
Selected NSAIDS
Oral contraceptives |
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To control severe psoriasis, which anticancer drug may be prescribed:
Benzoyl
Tretinoin
Etretinate
methotrexate |
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Which drugs are most commonly used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis?
Antibiotics
Biologic agents
Keratolytics
Silver nitrate |
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Which FDA-approved drug is for the treatment of baldness?
Tretinoin
Methoxsalen
Etretinate
minoxidil |
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When is a child's first vaccine usually administered?
At age 6 months
At age 2 months
At birth
At age 4 months |
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What is the type of immunity that usually persists for the remainder of the individual’s life
Humoral
Passive natural
Active natural
Passive acquired |
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Which virus is not combined in the MMR Vaccin?
Rubella
Roseola
Measles
mumps |
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| Type of drug that kills cancer cells during all phases of the cell cycle |
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| Type of drug that works on in a specific cell cycle |
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| Assess for occult bleeding and apply pressure to injection sites |
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A client has low platelet counts secondary to the administration of chemotherapy. Which nursing actions would be the most appropriate?
Assess for diarrhea and provide small, frequent meals
Assess intake and output and help the client conserve energy.
Assess for localized infections and monitor breath sounds
Assess for occult bleeding and apply pressure to injection sites |
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The client had her ears irrigated. To determine the results of this irrigation, visualization of which structure is required?
Semicircular canals
Tympanic membrane
External acoustic meatus
auricle |
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The client is receiving Isopto-Eserine eye drops for treatment of glaucoma. The nurses should assess the client for which possible side effects? (select all that apply)
Headache
nausea
Brow pain
Decreased vision |
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| “It causes stimulation of the pupillary and ciliary sphincter muscles” |
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How does Pilocarpine work? What is the nurses best answer?
“It causes the pupil to contract”
“It causes stimulation of the pupillary and ciliary sphincter muscles”
“It increases urine output; thus, it is able to reduce the pressure in the eye”
“It changes the size of the iris” |
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