In providing education to a sexually active 22-year-old female, which topic would be most beneficial to discuss to decrease her risk for contracting HIV? 

A community health nurse is conducting the nutritional component of a class for new mothers. Which teaching point would be most justified? 

A 42-year-old male client recently diagnosed with liver cancer is noted as at high risk for bleeding abnormalities. The nurse recognizes this risk as a result of: 

Blood-borne cancerous cells have recently spread from a woman’s primary pancreas tumor to her bones. Which components of the woman’s immune system are likely to be directly involved in the attempt to eradicate the potential metastasis? Select all that apply. 

In light of the presence of numerous risk factors for coronary artery disease, a patient’s primary care provider has recommended that he take low-dose aspirin once daily. Doing so will reduce the patient’s risk of myocardial infarction by altering which of the following stages of hemostasis? 

A 51-year-old woman’s breast cancer has an etiology rooted in the fact that tumor suppressing genes are present but have been silenced. Consequently, she has not synthesized normal cancer-suppressing proteins and neoplasia has resulted. What process has accounted for the woman’s cancer? 

The nurse is evaluating the initial laboratory values for a patient with a major burn injury. What results should the nurse expect for this patient? hemoglobin (hgb) levels hematocrit (hct) levels 

A child with leukemia hears the health care provider tell the parents that the child has “pancytopenia.” This child asks the nurse, “What does ‘pancy’ mean? Am I going to die?” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate for this 10-year-old child? 

When it is determined that a client’s red blood cells (RBCs) have a biconcave shape, what will be the nurse’s reaction? 

A patient has a thermal burn to the right upper extremity that has a pale, waxy wound bed. The skin is not intact. The patient states the wound is painful. What is the severity of the injury?