A 60-year-old female client with a body mass index of 34 kg/…
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?
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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?
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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?
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