A nurse is educating a 55-year-old patient with a family history of colorectal cancer about modifiable risk factors. Which of the following lifestyle changes would most effectively reduce the patient’s risk of colorectal cancer?

What does a unilateral cool foot or a sudden temperature drop moving down one leg typically indicate?

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the lymphatic system. Which of the following best describes one of its primary functions?

Match each named pulse point with the corresponding location indicated on the image. Use the image provided to identify the correct anatomical locations.  

Why does carboxyhemoglobin reduce the amount of oxygen that can attach to hemoglobin?

A nurse is assessing the nutritional status of an 80-year-old patient living alone. The patient mentions difficulty affording groceries and limited social interactions. What factor is most likely impacting this patient’s nutritional status? 

What is the purpose of the chief complaint in the pediatric patient history?

Why is information about the delivery important for neonatal care?

Read the following passage and complete the questions that follow.      Two voyages at the turn of the sixteenth century laid the foundations for the Portuguese Empire in America and the Orient. In 1497, Vasco da Gama (1469 – 1524) left Lisbon, Portugal, in four ships, rounding the Cape of Good Hope after 93 days on the open sea. While visiting and raiding the East African ports, da Gama picked up an Arab pilot, who brought the fleet across the Indian Ocean to Calcutta, on the western coast of India. When he returned to Lisbon in 1499, da Gama had lost two ships and a third of his men, but his cargo of pepper and cinnamon returned the cost of the expedition 60 times over.      Shortly afterward Pero Cabral (1468 – 1520), commanding a large fleet on a second voyage to India, bore too far west and sighted the east coast of Brazil. The new western territory was so unpromising that it was left unoccupied until 1532, when a small settlement was established at Sao Vicente. In the 1540s it had attracted only some 2000 settlers, mostly men, although a few Portuguese women came after the arrival of the lord protector’s wife and her retinue in 1535. The colony served mostly as a place to send convicts in the sixteenth century. By 1600, it had only 25,000 European residents. Brummett, et. al, Civilization Past and Present, 9th ed. 2000.   The last sentence, “By 1600, it had only 25,000 European residents,” is

Read the following passage and complete the questions that follow.      Two voyages at the turn of the sixteenth century laid the foundations for the Portuguese Empire in America and the Orient. In 1497, Vasco da Gama (1469 – 1524) left Lisbon, Portugal, in four ships, rounding the Cape of Good Hope after 93 days on the open sea. While visiting and raiding the East African ports, da Gama picked up an Arab pilot, who brought the fleet across the Indian Ocean to Calcutta, on the western coast of India. When he returned to Lisbon in 1499, da Gama had lost two ships and a third of his men, but his cargo of pepper and cinnamon returned the cost of the expedition 60 times over.      Shortly afterward Pero Cabral (1468 – 1520), commanding a large fleet on a second voyage to India, bore too far west and sighted the east coast of Brazil. The new western territory was so unpromising that it was left unoccupied until 1532, when a small settlement was established at Sao Vicente. In the 1540s it had attracted only some 2000 settlers, mostly men, although a few Portuguese women came after the arrival of the lord protector’s wife and her retinue in 1535. The colony served mostly as a place to send convicts in the sixteenth century. By 1600, it had only 25,000 European residents. Brummett, et. al, Civilization Past and Present, 9th ed. 2000.   The tone of this reading is