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Question 1 of 5

The nurse is providing preoperative education for a patient diagnosed with endometriosis. A hysterectomy has been scheduled. What education topic should the nurse be sure to include for this patient?

A. Menstrual periods will continue to occur for several months, some of them heavy.

B. Normal activity will be permitted within 48 hours following surgery.

C. After a hysterectomy, hormone levels remain largely unaffected.

D. The bladder must be emptied prior to surgery and a catheter may be placed during surgery.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The bladder must be emptied prior to surgery and a catheter may be placed during surgery.

Question 2 of 5

Which finding in the exam of a patient with a diagnosis of threatened abortion would change the diagnosis to inevitable abortion?

A. Presence of backache

B. Rise in hCG level

C. Clear fluid from vagina

D. Pelvic pressure

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Clear fluid from vagina

Question 3 of 5

One aspect of the nurses comprehensive assessment when caring for the terminally ill is the assessment of hope. The nurse is assessing a patient with liver failure for the presence of hope. What would the nurse identify as a hope-fostering category?

A. Uplifting memories

B. Ignoring negative outcomes

C. Envisioning one specific outcome

D. Avoiding an actual or potential threat

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Uplifting memories

Question 4 of 5

A public health nurse is participating in a campaign aimed at preventing cervical cancer. What strategies should the nurse include is this campaign? Select all that apply.

A. Promotion of HPV immunization

B. Encouraging young women to delay first intercourse

C. Smoking cessation

D. Vitamin D and calcium supplementation E) Using safer sex practices

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Promotion of HPV immunization

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is auditing and monitoring patients' health records. Which action is the nurse taking?

A. Determining the degree to which standards of care are met by reviewing patients' health records

B. Realizing that care not documented in patients' health records still qualifies as care provided

C. Basing reimbursement upon the diagnosis-related groups documented in patients' records

D. Comparing data in patients' records to determine whether a new treatment had better outcomes than the standard treatment

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Determining the degree to which standards of care are met by reviewing patients' health records

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