The nurse is teaching a group of community members about taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for perimenopausal symptoms.  Which woman is a candidate for taking HRT for hot flashes? 

A nurse is providing information about contraceptives to a couple. Which contraceptive method provides some protection against sexually transmitted diseases?

A nurse is educating a client on hepatitis B (HBV). Which statement from the client requires additional teaching?  

A client newly diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) asks how to decrease the frequency of regurgitation. What will the nurse recommend to the client? 

The injectable progestin, depot medroxyprogesterone, is a good contraceptive choice for which one of these women?

A nurse wants to implement a new screening tool for skin cancer at the dermatology office she works at.  In order for the screening tool to be successful what attributes must be considered? 

The health care provider prescribes the feeding of 1 to 2 ounces of Pedialyte every 3 hours and to advance to 1/2 strength Similac with iron as tolerated for the infant postoperative from a pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis. The nurse decides to advance the feeding based on which assessment data?   

A client with history of CVA and Right hemiplegia has been admitted to the floor with influenza A that began 5 days ago. Which order would the nurse want to question the provider about?

A client diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia is being admitted to the medical care unit.  The nurse has reviewed the provider’s orders.  Which order should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is reviewing the chart of a new client in the family medicine clinic and notes the client is identified as “George Smith.” The nurse enters the room and finds a woman in a skirt. What action by the nurse is best?