While collecting a health history on a patient admitted for colon cancer, which of the following questions would be a priority to ask this patient?

A) "Have you noticed any blood in your stool?"
B) "Have you been experiencing nausea?"
C) "Do you have back pain?"
D) "Have you noticed any swelling in your abdomen?"

The mourning process is more difficult when the bereaved:

A) was relatively independent of the deceased.
B) has experienced many previous losses.
C) accepts that death is expected for everyone.
D) had resolved conflicts with the deceased.

During an examination of a patient in her third trimester of pregnancy, the nurse notices that the patient's thyroid gland is slightly enlarged. No enlargement had been previously noticed. What does the nurse suspect?

A) An iodine deficiency
B) Early signs of goiter
C) A normal enlargement of the thyroid gland during pregnancy
D) Possible thyroid cancer and the need for further evaluation