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The cell cycle represents the coordinated sequence of events in the life of a cell from its ...
The cell cycle represents the coordinated sequence of events in the life of a cell from its ...
The cell cycle represents the coordinated sequence of events in the life of a cell from its formation to its division into two daughter cells. Most of the key events of the cell cycle are restricted to a specific time within the cycle.
In this exercise, you will identify when various events occur during the cell cycle. Recall that interphase consists of the G1, S, and G2 subph
General Biology   abeveryday   11800   11   Jack Lofthus   2 hours ago
What is the most appropriate response by the nurse when a 20-year-old woman pregnant with her first ...
What is the most appropriate response by the nurse when a 20-year-old woman pregnant with her first ...
[html]What is the most appropriate response by the nurse when a 20-year-old woman pregnant with her first child and diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) asks if she will develop diabetes in the future?

▸ "You cannot develop gestational diabetes (GDM) in future pregnancies, this only happens with your first pregnancy."

▸ "It is impossible to tell–we don't know anythin
Medicine   js56154   17   hannahfeng   6 hours ago
Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that the patient needs more teaching about type 2 diabetes?
Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that the patient needs more teaching about type 2 diabetes?
Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that the patient needs more teaching about type 2 diabetes?

▸ "Most people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes."

▸ "Type 2 diabetes is also call juvenile-onset diabetes."

▸ "From time-to-time, I may need insulin to control my blood glucose levels."

▸ "I am not dependent on insulin to control my blood glucose levels."
Medicine   kristen299   22   bluepeachez36   6 hours ago
When developing a care plan for a patient with type 1 diabetes, the nurse should consider which ...
When developing a care plan for a patient with type 1 diabetes, the nurse should consider which ...
[html]When developing a care plan for a patient with type 1 diabetes, the nurse should consider which pathophysiological concept?

▸ In type 1 diabetes, there is an over secretion of insulin.

▸ In type 1 diabetes, there is a relative deficiency in insulin.

▸ In type 1 diabetes, there is a complete lack of insulin secretion.

▸ In type 1 diabetes, there is insulin resistance.[/html
Medicine   edelynpl   10   nalsaidy   6 hours ago
The nurse anticipates that a patient experiencing neuropathic pain caused by lumbar disc herniation ...
The nurse anticipates that a patient experiencing neuropathic pain caused by lumbar disc herniation ...
The nurse anticipates that a patient experiencing neuropathic pain caused by lumbar disc herniation may be treated with:

▸ Tramadol (Ultram) for mild pain

▸ Opioids for moderate pain

▸ Gabapentin (Neurontin), which is specific for neuropathic pain

▸ Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which are specific for neuropathic pain
Medicine   Jchanis15   3   studyinnurse   6 hours ago
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with scoliosis about the disorder. What would the nurse ...
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with scoliosis about the disorder. What would the nurse ...
[html]The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with scoliosis about the disorder. What would the nurse explain is the recommended treatment for a 15-degree curve of the spine?

▸ "All that is needed for this degree of curvature is physical therapy."

▸ "A brace will need to be worn to straighten the spine."

▸ "Spinal fusion will be needed after the child has stopped growing to
Medicine   mooncalled   5   tpriest1   6 hours ago
Which statement by a patient with Paget disease indicates that the nurse needs to reinforce teaching?
Which statement by a patient with Paget disease indicates that the nurse needs to reinforce teaching?
Which statement by a patient with Paget disease indicates that the nurse needs to reinforce teaching?

▸ "I need to maintain a healthy body weight.

▸ "I will need to take calcium and vitamin D supplements."

▸ "Bisphosphonates and calcitonin will help strengthen the bone."

▸ "Exercise may cause fractures."
Medicine   apple321   4   cheesoslimo   6 hours ago
Which statement by a female patient with osteopenia indicates that more teaching about risk factors ...
Which statement by a female patient with osteopenia indicates that more teaching about risk factors ...
Which statement by a female patient with osteopenia indicates that more teaching about risk factors is needed?

▸ "I need to stop smoking."

▸ "I need to take calcium and vitamin D."

▸ "I should stop drinking cola beverages."

▸ "Because exercise is good for me, I will try swimming."
Medicine   Heybonita   6   owenuton   6 hours ago
Which assessment findings in a 7-year-old child suggests a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis?
Which assessment findings in a 7-year-old child suggests a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis?
Which assessment findings in a 7-year-old child suggests a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis?

▸ Arthritis symptoms, intestinal inflammation

▸ Pain that started in the hips, knees, heels, or great toe followed later on by spine pain

▸ Pain in the lower legs

▸ Red, scaly skin; pitted and yellowed toenails; joint pain
Medicine   Trey4sho   7   aedukuye   6 hours ago
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis tells the nurse that the physician told him he has Felty ...
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis tells the nurse that the physician told him he has Felty ...
[html]A patient with rheumatoid arthritis tells the nurse that the physician told him he has Felty syndrome and asks the nurse what it means. Which of the following conditions does the nurse include in her description of this syndrome?

▸ Low grade fever, weight loss, anorexia

▸ Enlarged spleen, neutropenia, anemia

▸ Symmetric polyarticular joint swelling, joint redness, joint ten
Medicine   James Paul   3   casinogurl   6 hours ago
Which laboratory values would the nurse expect to find in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
Which laboratory values would the nurse expect to find in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
Which laboratory values would the nurse expect to find in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?

▸ Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP)

▸ Negative rheumatoid factor

▸ Low erythrocyte sedimentation rate

▸ Low C-reactive protein
Medicine   vanessavz   5   alpha987   6 hours ago
When preparing a community program on joint disease, the nurse recognizes that which group is most ...
When preparing a community program on joint disease, the nurse recognizes that which group is most ...
When preparing a community program on joint disease, the nurse recognizes that which group is most at risk for rheumatoid arthritis?

▸ Women between 20 and 40 years of age

▸ Women between 40 and 60 years of age

▸ Men between 20 and 40 years of age

▸ Men between 40 and 60 years of age
Medicine   usha   4   ikidding   6 hours ago
Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing a patient with osteoarthritis?
Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing a patient with osteoarthritis?
Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing a patient with osteoarthritis?

▸ Pain that worsens with activity, relieved at rest

▸ Warm swollen joints

▸ Low grade fever

▸ Anorexia and weight loss
Medicine   rhialways659   5   jaymaster   6 hours ago
To perform scoliosis screening using the Adam forward bend test, what action does the nurse take?
To perform scoliosis screening using the Adam forward bend test, what action does the nurse take?
To perform scoliosis screening using the Adam forward bend test, what action does the nurse take?

▸ The nurse asks the child to cross arms over the chest.

▸ The nurse stands at the child's head to examine the spine.

▸ The nurse stands at the child's side to exam the spine.

▸ The nurse asks the child to bend forward at the waist.
Medicine   makalisek   3   michaelfidanza   6 hours ago
The school nurse is screening middle-school students for scoliosis and notes that one student has a ...
The school nurse is screening middle-school students for scoliosis and notes that one student has a ...
The school nurse is screening middle-school students for scoliosis and notes that one student has a curve of 15 degrees. The nurse tells the parents that their child has:

▸ mild scoliosis.

▸ moderate scoliosis.

▸ prescoliosis.

▸ severe scoliosis.
Medicine   mooncalled   2   wordnerd   6 hours ago
When a baby is born with congenital scoliosis, the nurse should also assess for problems with which ...
When a baby is born with congenital scoliosis, the nurse should also assess for problems with which ...
When a baby is born with congenital scoliosis, the nurse should also assess for problems with which other organs?

▸ Heart and lungs

▸ Liver and kidneys

▸ Lungs and liver

▸ Heart and kidneys
Medicine   nevermind11111   2   shanej399   6 hours ago
The nurse notices that a pregnant woman has an exaggerated concavity of her spine. The nurse ...
The nurse notices that a pregnant woman has an exaggerated concavity of her spine. The nurse ...
The nurse notices that a pregnant woman has an exaggerated concavity of her spine. The nurse documents this as:

▸ scoliosis.

▸ kyphosis.

▸ lordosis.

▸ rotoscoliosis.
Medicine   OlKu   5   bhturner   6 hours ago
Which statement is typical of data collected on a patient with mild spinal stenosis?
Which statement is typical of data collected on a patient with mild spinal stenosis?
Which statement is typical of data collected on a patient with mild spinal stenosis?

▸ "I sometimes experience loss of bladder control."

▸ "Flexing my lower back relieves the pain."

▸ "Twisting side to side relieves the pain."

▸ "I have difficulty wiggling my toes."
Medicine   rhialways659   2   marlboroman   6 hours ago
How should the nurse respond when a 28-weeks-pregnant woman asks if she will need surgery after her ...
How should the nurse respond when a 28-weeks-pregnant woman asks if she will need surgery after her ...
[html]How should the nurse respond when a 28-weeks-pregnant woman asks if she will need surgery after her baby is born to relieve the constant back pain she has been experiencing?

▸ "It's a possibility, have you seen a surgeon?"

▸ "Stay off your feet as much as possible and rest in bed."

▸ "That depends, did you have a herniated disc before pregnancy?"

▸ "Most often, back pain g
Medicine   kyaramarie318   3   david200095367   6 hours ago
When preparing a patient for a discectomy, the nurse explains that this procedure:
When preparing a patient for a discectomy, the nurse explains that this procedure:
When preparing a patient for a discectomy, the nurse explains that this procedure:

▸ removes the lamina to enlarge the spinal canal.

▸ vaporizes the tissue in the disc.

▸ removes all or part of the herniated disc.

▸ joins vertebrae together to prevent motion between the vertebra.
Medicine   deroth   8   Juke72   6 hours ago
Which priority intervention should the nurse anticipate in the patient admitted with cauda equine ...
Which priority intervention should the nurse anticipate in the patient admitted with cauda equine ...
Which priority intervention should the nurse anticipate in the patient admitted with cauda equine syndrome?

▸ Place the patient on complete bedrest.

▸ Prepare patient for urgent surgery.

▸ Obtain equipment for skin traction.

▸ Obtain a physical therapy consult.
Medicine   CountrySlim84   3   bhturner   6 hours ago
When assessing a patient with a herniated disc in the lumbar region, the nurse would expect to find:
When assessing a patient with a herniated disc in the lumbar region, the nurse would expect to find:
When assessing a patient with a herniated disc in the lumbar region, the nurse would expect to find:

▸ burning pain that radiates from the buttocks to the leg.

▸ neck and shoulder pain radiating to hands.

▸ urinary incontinence.

▸ lower extremity paralysis.
Medicine   edelynpl   2   mr.pogi   6 hours ago
Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient with lower back pain due to intervertebral ...
Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient with lower back pain due to intervertebral ...
[html]Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient with lower back pain due to intervertebral disc degeneration does not understand the goal of physical therapy?

▸ "Physical therapy will help strengthen back muscles weakened by bedrest."

▸ "Electrical stimulation may be used to relieve my back pain."

▸ "Physical therapy can reverse the disc degeneration."

▸ "Physical
Medicine   Pats2010   1   wordnerd   6 hours ago
The nurse should expect to assess which finding in a patient with intervertebral disc degeneration?
The nurse should expect to assess which finding in a patient with intervertebral disc degeneration?
The nurse should expect to assess which finding in a patient with intervertebral disc degeneration?

▸ Back and leg pain relieved by sitting

▸ Pain in the back that spreads to the buttocks

▸ Back pain with numbness and tingling of the fingers

▸ Back pain that spreads to the neck
Medicine   misserz0210   4   Kmc14   6 hours ago
Which response should the nurse give when a parent of a child with a greenstick fracture asks the ...
Which response should the nurse give when a parent of a child with a greenstick fracture asks the ...
Which response should the nurse give when a parent of a child with a greenstick fracture asks the nurse to explain this type of fracture?

▸ "The bone ends are out of alignment."

▸ "A fragment of the bone is separated from the rest of the bone."

▸ "The bone is broken in several places."

▸ "The bone fragments are partially joined."
Medicine   bigben0007   3   itashia   6 hours ago
Following a bone fracture, which of the following patients does the nurse identify as being at ...
Following a bone fracture, which of the following patients does the nurse identify as being at ...
Following a bone fracture, which of the following patients does the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for infection?

▸ A patient undergoing closed reduction of a fracture

▸ A patient with a cast for a closed fracture

▸ A patient managed with surgical correction of a closed fracture

▸ A patient in skin traction for a simple closed fracture
Medicine   bananas87   1   sbe0921   6 hours ago
What is the best response by the nurse when a patient with a fractured femur asks the nurse to ...
What is the best response by the nurse when a patient with a fractured femur asks the nurse to ...
[html]What is the best response by the nurse when a patient with a fractured femur asks the nurse to explain Buck traction?

▸ "Buck traction is a form of skin traction that will help align your bone ends."

▸ "Buck traction uses pins in your bone attached to weights to align the bones."

▸ "Buck traction applies force directly to the bone.

▸ "Buck traction is a form of skeletal tr
Medicine   teyodani   3   miil41   6 hours ago
Which population does the nurse understand is most at risk for osteosarcoma?
Which population does the nurse understand is most at risk for osteosarcoma?
Which population does the nurse understand is most at risk for osteosarcoma?

▸ Young adult males

▸ Female adolescents

▸ Older adults

▸ Middle-aged females
Medicine   rsteel   1   bluepeachez36   6 hours ago
When assessing a 17-year-old with Ewing sarcoma, the nurse understands that the most likely affected ...
When assessing a 17-year-old with Ewing sarcoma, the nurse understands that the most likely affected ...
When assessing a 17-year-old with Ewing sarcoma, the nurse understands that the most likely affected bones are:

▸ bone marrow.

▸ pelvis, scapula.

▸ femur, tibia, humerus.

▸ shaft of long bones, flat bones.
Medicine   zitze   5   careytran   6 hours ago
Which of the following patients does the nurse recognize as being at highest risk for a benign bone tumor?
Which of the following patients does the nurse recognize as being at highest risk for a benign bone tumor?
Which of the following patients does the nurse recognize as being at highest risk for a benign bone tumor?

▸ A 13-year-old child

▸ An 85-year-old man

▸ A 42-year-old postmenopausal woman

▸ A 35-year-old pregnant woman
Medicine   neezy   14   cherylel   6 hours ago
Which local indications is the nurse likely to assess in a patient with osteomyelitis of the hip?
Which local indications is the nurse likely to assess in a patient with osteomyelitis of the hip?
Which local indications is the nurse likely to assess in a patient with osteomyelitis of the hip?

▸ Bone pain, redness, and warmth

▸ Lymph node swelling, malaise

▸ Nausea, vomiting, anorexia

▸ Fever and chills
Medicine   youngbloodz   5   jaymaster   6 hours ago
Which statement by a patient indicates an understanding of postoperative instructions following ...
Which statement by a patient indicates an understanding of postoperative instructions following ...
[html]Which statement by a patient indicates an understanding of postoperative instructions following rotator cuff repair?

▸ "My arm will be immobilized for 2 weeks after surgery."

▸ "I can start active range of motion exercises after 2 weeks."

▸ "Passive range of motion exercises may be performed for the first 6 weeks."

▸ "Active range of motion exercises will restore arm funct
Medicine   James Paul   5   Aquarius1   6 hours ago
Which statement is typical of data collected from a patient with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear?
Which statement is typical of data collected from a patient with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear?
Which statement is typical of data collected from a patient with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear?

▸ "My knee has locked up."

▸ "My knee doesn't move smoothly."

▸ "I heard my knee pop, and then it gave out."

▸ "My knee is weak and buckles."
Medicine   nikki1992   7   rainbow12   6 hours ago
Which of the following statements indicates that more discharge teaching is needed for the patient ...
Which of the following statements indicates that more discharge teaching is needed for the patient ...
[html]Which of the following statements indicates that more discharge teaching is needed for the patient receiving traditional treatment in the emergency department for a sprained ankle?

▸ "I will keep my ankle elevated."

▸ "I should stay off my foot and rest my ankle."

▸ "Wrapping my ankle with a compression bandage will reduce swelling."

▸ "I will apply heat to my ankle."[/htm
Medicine   dmalex13   3   josham   6 hours ago
Which instruction should the nurse give to the patient for the initial management of acute bursitis ...
Which instruction should the nurse give to the patient for the initial management of acute bursitis ...
Which instruction should the nurse give to the patient for the initial management of acute bursitis of the knee?

▸ Apply heat to the affected joint.

▸ Take acetaminophen, as prescribed.

▸ Rest the joint.

▸ Gently exercise the affected joint.
Medicine   MasterPriapis   2   finley07   6 hours ago
Which assessment data indicates a positive Phalen test?
Which assessment data indicates a positive Phalen test?
Which assessment data indicates a positive Phalen test?

▸ Tingling or numbness of the fingers when the wrist is extended

▸ Tingling in the fingers when the ulna nerve is tapped

▸ Tingling or numbness of the fingers when the wrist is flexed

▸ Tingling in the fingers when the median nerve is tapped
Medicine   kickergb40   2   Sirangelou   6 hours ago
Which finding should alert the nurse that a patient is experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome?
Which finding should alert the nurse that a patient is experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome?
Which finding should alert the nurse that a patient is experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome?

▸ Pain is alleviated by elevating the hand.

▸ Pain worsens by shaking the affected hand and wrist.

▸ Pain is alleviated by shaking the affected hand and wrist

▸ Pain is alleviated by rubbing the palm of the affected hand.
Medicine   Infinitez   3   angfucious   6 hours ago
What finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a right shoulder subluxation?
What finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a right shoulder subluxation?
What finding would the nurse expect when assessing a patient with a right shoulder subluxation?

▸ Pain unrelieved by appropriate analgesics

▸ Right shoulder deformity, reduced joint mobility

▸ Decreased length of the right arm

▸ Deformity of the wrist, hand, and fingers
Medicine   pmiller1129   3   wardasid   6 hours ago
Which assessment finding in a patient with a fractured femur would lead the nurse to suspect a fat ...
Which assessment finding in a patient with a fractured femur would lead the nurse to suspect a fat ...
Which assessment finding in a patient with a fractured femur would lead the nurse to suspect a fat embolism?

▸ Volkmann contracture

▸ Dyspnea and tachypnea

▸ Edema of the affected leg

▸ Unrelieved pain in the fractured leg
Medicine   dcooper78   5   texasboy3   6 hours ago
A patient in a cast for a right tibial fracture complains of increasing pain, unrelieved by ...
A patient in a cast for a right tibial fracture complains of increasing pain, unrelieved by ...
[html]A patient in a cast for a right tibial fracture complains of increasing pain, unrelieved by analgesics. Assessment by the nurse reveals paresthesias and paleness of the right foot. What action should the nurse take first?

▸ Elevate the leg above the heart, and reassess the patient in 30 minutes.

▸ Notify the orthopedic physician immediately.

▸ Ask the patient to do dorsifle
Medicine   mars03   3   dcmc92   6 hours ago
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