Health Screening

The nurse is selecting patients to receive a brochure about detecting testicular cancer. Which patient most needs the brochure? 

The nurse advocates for cervical cancer screening for patients with which complaints? Select all that apply. 

Which patient is most at risk for uterine cancer?  

The nurse is providing health promotion and disease prevention education to the 15-year-old patient receiving chemotherapy. Which statement does the nurse include?  

During a routine physical, the 58-year-old patient reports aching chest pain that occurs only when doing yardwork or heavy cleaning. However, it does not occur every time he is performing these chores. He denies regular exercise and reports a sedentary lifestyle. The nurse anticipates providing which instruction to the patient related to the patient's new prescription for this condition?   

The newborn male child experienced hemorrhage from a circumcision site at 2 days old. Coagulation studies revealed normal prothrombin time and a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). The von Willebrand factor is found to be 0.5%. Which individuals need to undergo genetic testing?   

The 22-month-old child is brought to the emergency department with large, blistered burns to both buttocks by his mother’s boyfriend. The mother’s boyfriend states the child has been in his care while the mother is away on a business trip. He reports the child accidentally fell into the bath during the preparation before the water had had a chance to cool. The child’s second-degree wounds are dressed after intravenous morphine is administered. The nurse works with the healthcare team to perform which intervention? 

The 31-year-old patient G2P1 woman presents to the clinic for 30 week appointment. She was diagnosed at 24 weeks with gestational diabetes. For 6 weeks, she changed her diet and exercised more regularly while checking her blood sugars. She logged fasting glucose levels of 108-135 mg/dL. She has no proteinuria or glycosuria. The nurse provides which information to the patient?  

The 58-year-old patient presents to the emergency department complaining of worsening back pain that started a few days ago. He states, “I thought maybe I had slept wrong and gotten a spasm, but I’m not sure. I didn’t fall or get hit or anything. The ibuprofen I took definitely didn’t help.” His blood pressure is 174/96 mmHg and heart rate is 96 bpm. He reports being out of his antihypertensive medication for the past week while he was out of town. Other history is notable for arthritis in the hands and a 44-pack-year smoking history. He drinks socially but denies illicit drug use. Which assessment is most important? 

During the provider’s exam of the 6-hour-old neonate, the provider reports observing a red reflex in the neonate’s right eye, but not the left. The provider observes whiteness at the back of the eye. Enucleation is performed and the diagnosis of retinoblastoma with clear tumor margins is confirmed. No chemotherapy or radiation is required. The infant is ready to be discharged home as a healthy baby. Which health screening information is most relevant to this family?