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Shelles

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Which of the following women is at highest risk for osteoporosis?
 
  a. A 70-year-old non-Hispanic white woman who has smoked for 50 years
  b. A 70-year-old non-Hispanic black woman who is a heavy drinker
  c. A 60-year-old Asian woman who takes steroids to treat SLE
  d. A 70-year-old Hispanic woman who has had weight loss surgery

Question 2

Postoperative nursing care for a woman who had a total hysterectomy includes (select all that apply):
 
  a. Administering hormone replacement therapy as per MD orders
  b. Informing the woman that she will experience small amounts of vaginal bleeding for several days
  c. Instructing the woman to use tampons
  d. Instructing the woman to increase her ambulation to facilitate return of normal intestinal peristalsis



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: a
Each of the women has a risk factor for osteoporosis, but answer (a) has the additional risk factor of being a non-Hispanic white woman.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: b, d
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a. Hormone therapy is ordered for women who had a hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy.
b. Women will experience a few days of vaginal bleeding.
c. Women should not put anything into the vagina until the area has healed.
d. Ambulation decreases the risk for deep vein thrombosis and also facilitates intestinal peristalsis.




Shelles

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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