A client reports new-onset chest pain accompanied by shortness of breath. The nurse must determine the immediate priority intervention to support physiologic stability while further evaluation is initiated. Which action is most appropriate?

Why do strong smells seem to “disappear” or become less noticeable after you have been exposed to them for a while?

Fibers that release the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) are called:

Muscarinic receptors are found on all effector cells stimulated by postganglionic cholinergic fibers. The effect of ACh binding can be:

When having a heart attack, the pain is often felt in the left jaw and left arm. This phenomenon is known as:

Which of the following represents the correct sequence of structures through which light passes before striking the retina?

The main integration center of the ANS is the:

Which of the following best traces the path of an olfactory impulse from the receptor to the brain?

To correctly focus on a close object (less than 20 feet away), what three physiological changes must occur simultaneously to bring the object into focus?

Sensory receptors are specialized to respond to environmental changes (stimuli). When a receptor is activated by an adequate stimulus, what is the immediate electrical response produced?