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    TRIXIE 1. A 25 year old patient is inquiring about the methods or ways to detect cancer Wearlier. The nurse least likely identify this method by stating: A. Annual chest x-ray. B. Annual Pap smear for sexually active women only. C. Annual digital rectal examination for persons over age 40. D. Yearly physical and blood examination 2. The removal of entire breast‚ pectoralis major and minor muscles and neck lymph nodes which is followed by skin grafting is a procedure called: A. Simple mastectomy

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    Cancer

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    *Cancer* Cancer (medical term: malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display ’’uncontrolled growth’’ (division beyond the normal limits)‚ ’’invasion’’ (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues)‚ and sometimes ’’metastasis’’ (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). There are over 150 types of cancers. Cancers in teens:- 1. Osteosarcoma (Pronounced: os-tee-oh-sar-koh-muh) is the most common type of bone cancer.

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    Multiaxial Diagnosis

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    in the United States. It used for patient diagnosis and treatment‚ and is important for collecting and communicating accurate public health statistics. The DSM consists of three major components: thediagnostic classification‚ the diagnostic criteria sets‚ and the descriptive text. The Multiaxial System of Diagnosis in DSM IV Criteria The DSM uses a "multiaxial" system for assessment. This assessment model is designed to provide a comprehensive diagnosis that includes a complete picture of not just acute symptoms

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    Psychological Diagnosis

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    The first cone on nursing diagnosis was held in 1973 to identify nursing knowledge and establish a classification system to be used for computerization. At this conference‚ the National Group for Classification of Nursing Diagnosis was founded; this group was later renamed the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). In 1984‚ NANDA established a Diagnosis Review Committee (DRC) to develop a process for reviewing and approving proposed changes to the list of nursing diagnoses. The American

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    Staging Staging is clinical based on pelvic examination and may include an intravenous pyelogram (IVP)‚ Stage 0: Carcinoma in-situ (CIS). The basement membrane is intact. Stage 1: Spread limited to the cervix. This is the most common stage at diagnosis. Ia1: Invasion is ≤3 mm deep (minimally invasive) Ia2: Invasion is >3 but ≤5 mm deep (microinvasion) IB: Invasion is >5 mm deep (frank invasion) Stage II: Spread adjacent to the cervix IIa: Involves upper two thirds of vagina IIb: Invasion of the

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    Preimplantation diagnosis

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    “Where are we going with preimplantation genetic diagnosis” Summary In the article “Where are we going with preimplantation genetic diagnosis?”‚ Timothy Krahn outlines the future implications of a ruling made by the United Kingdom’s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA)‚ and the effect it may have on Canadian’s normative culture. Krahn begins by introducing the Assisted Human reproduction act‚ which received royal assent on 29th March 2009. Structured and influenced largely on

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    Organizational Diagnosis

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    Organizational Diagnosis Are companies at the competitive edge problem free? Do any organizations work flawlessly? Not in the real world. How do the winners overcome their problems? What distinguishes them from other companies? How do they survive while others flounder or fall? Like other organizations‚ winning companies often reach for easy-answers and quick fixes. But if these short-cut responses miss their mark‚ winners keep searching for solid solutions. They delve more deeply into the situation

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    Social Diagnosis

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    Social Diagnosis Mary E. Richmond’s (1917) scholarly work‚ Social Diagnosis‚ is a 511 page comprehensive approach to social work at the beginning of the 20th century. This book provided a systematic framework for social work by formulating questionnaires concerning nearly every aspect of the profession to be used at the initiation of services. The author expressed the specific intent to provide common ground for all case workers so they could "develop a knowledge and mastery of those elements"

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    Validity Of Diagnosis

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    Discuss the reliability and validity of Diagnosis There are many major systems of diagnoses worldwide‚ including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM)‚ International Classification of Diseases (ICD)‚ and the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (CCMD). The DSM is one of the most widely used systems of diagnosis‚ and has undergone several editions. It is currently in its fourth edition. Diagnosis systems function to categorize and diagnose patients with mental

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    Nursing Diagnosis

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    NURSING DIAGNOSIS | RATIONALE | NURSING INTERVENTIONS | RATIONALE | EVALUATION | February 21‚ 20132pm-10pmImpaired skin integrity related to vehicular accident as evidenced by abrasions.Objective:-abrasions on face‚ both arms‚ and left legGoal:After 6 hours of nursing intervention‚ patient will be able to display timely healing of skin lesions without complication. | Altered epidermis or dermis.Vehicular Accident direct trauma to the skinabrasions of extremities and swelling of the skin in upper

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