Your company is debating potential cloud solutions. Which of the following are benefits of going with a proprietary cloud platform? (Choose two.)

Who was the first African American registered nurse in the United States?

A registered nurse from France has moved to the United States and is now employed at a health clinic. What might the nurse find surprising?

A 63 year-old female presents to your clinic complaining of a hoarse vocal quality, resonance imbalance (i.e. hypernasality, nasal emissions) and difficulty swallowing. An oral mechanism examination reveals appropriate function of the masticatory, facial, and lingual muscles; however, you note markedly reduced soft palate elevation. B. You decide to complete a motor speech evaluation. What specific tasks would you select to address her complaints of a hoarse vocal quality and resonance imbalance? (2 points).  

A 65 year-old male presents to the Emergency Department (ED) following a fall at home. Two days following admission you receive a consult for a bedside evaluation of speech-language and swallowing function. Based on chart review, his neurological exam is significant for: Adequate force through the orofacial structures. Reduced speed of appendicular and axial movement, reduced range of motion, and difficulty initiating movements across orofacial structures. D. You identify that the patient has a markedly fast rate, reduced conversational loudness, consonant imprecision, and reduced prosodic contour. What is the most likely motor speech diagnosis (1 point). What is one potential treatment approach to improve these symptoms (1 point).

The diaphragm is in a dome shaped position___________; and is innervated by_____________.

A nurse is caring for a patient who is struggling to manage her type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which social determinant would the nurse predict is most likely influencing this client’s choices? 

A 65 year-old male presents to the Emergency Department (ED) following a fall at home. Two days following admission you receive a consult for a bedside evaluation of speech-language and swallowing function. Based on chart review, his neurological exam is significant for: Adequate force through the orofacial structures. Reduced speed of appendicular and axial movement, reduced range of motion, and difficulty initiating movements across orofacial structures. B. What are some important questions to answer during the collection of your case history to confirm your suspicions? (2 points).

A patient with a movement disorder presents to your clinic with a unilateral lingual paralysis.  Which of the following would you expect to be his/her most noticeable dysphagic symptom?

Put the following statements in the correct order (first to last, 1-5) describing the initiation of phonation based on the myoelastic aerodynamic theory: _______     Intrinsic laryngeal muscles adduct the vocal folds _______     Phonation threshold pressure is reached _______     Vocal folds are blown apart _______     Vocal folds are “sucked” back together _______    Subglottal pressure builds up