A 60-year-old female client with a body mass index of 34 kg/m² presents for her annual wellness visit. The client has been postmenopausal for 8 years and takes no hormone replacement therapy. What should the nurse recognize as the primary mechanism linking this client’s obesity to increased breast cancer risk?

A nurse is assessing a client with a T10 spinal cord injury during a rehabilitation session. What functional outcome should the nurse identify as a realistic goal for this client?

What information should the nurse obtain when assessing a female client’s menstrual history?

What physiologic change occurs during the excitation phase of the female sexual response?

A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client who sustained head trauma 2 hours ago. The client was initially unconscious at the scene, then awake and alert for 90 minutes, and is now increasingly drowsy with a dilated right pupil. What type of head injury should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is caring for a sexual assault victim who is medically stable. The client declines a forensic examination. What nursing intervention is most appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a 56-year-old female client 6 hours after modified radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection. The client reports difficulty performing deep breathing exercises due to pain. What action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client with a fiberglass cast on the right forearm following closed reduction of a fracture. What instruction should the nurse include?

A 64-year-old client is newly diagnosed with prostate cancer. The client asks about the typical pattern of cancer spread. What information should the nurse provide?

A nurse is monitoring a client with a T2 spinal cord injury in the emergency department. The client’s initial blood pressure was 82/48 mm Hg with heart rate of 50 beats/min. After treatment, the blood pressure is 94/60 mm Hg. What parameter should the nurse continue to monitor to prevent secondary spinal cord injury?