A patient with ovarian cancer is admitted to the hospital for surgery, and the nurse is completing a health history on the patient. What clinical manifestations would the nurse expect to assess?
A) Fish-like odor of the vagina
B) Increased abdominal girth
C) Fever and chills
D) Lower abdominal pelvic pain
Question 2
A 79-year-old man is being assessed for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and will be taught strategies for self-assessing changes in visual acuity. This patient should be:
A) Provided with a Snellen chart and taught to use it correctly
B) Given an Amsler grid and encouraged to use it several times a week
C) Provided with a prescription for pilocarpine hydrochloride (Isopto Carpine)
D) Encouraged to read books and magazines with a small font size
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions
Nurse opens sterile package
Medicinal leeches on a patient’s neck. Today leeches are sometimes used in microsurgery to prevent b
Preoperative and Postoperative Patient Instructions
Chest x-ray of lung cancer; cancer is seen on the left side.