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

Which action is the sixth step in the process of the menstrual cycle to produce menses?

Which factor is an advantage of a vaginal hysterectomy over the abdominal hysterectomy? (Select all that apply.)

A female patient, age 48, is undergoing a routine physical examination for the first time in 5 years. Which procedure would be included in this examination?

Select the intervention that should be performed with caution, in the affected arm, on patients who have undergone a modified radical mastectomy. (Select all that apply.)

A male patient wants to begin taking tadalafil (Cialis) to treat erectile dysfunction. Which aspect of this patient’s history would require additional investigation to prevent a potentially serious drug interaction with tadalafil?

A patient, age 36, is scheduled for a  right modified radical mastectomy. She is withdrawn and does not initiate interaction with the nurse. Which activity is the most appropriate nursing action at this time?

A 25-year-old woman comes to the clinic with a yellowish-green malodorous vaginal discharge. She says it makes her itch and makes it hard to urinate. After a microscopic examination that confirms trichomoniasis, the patient is placed on metronidazole for 7 days. Which advice will the nurse give to the patient?