A nurse is assessing cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal nerve) in a 50-year-old patient. Which of the following findings would indicate normal function?

A 60-year-old patient reports smoking 2 packs of cigarettes per day for 25 years. How would the nurse calculate and document the patient’s pack-year smoking history?

A nurse is palpating a patient’s precordium and feels a palpable vibration over the aortic area. This finding is best described as:

A patient presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of sharp chest pain and shortness of breath. Upon physical assessment, the nurse notes decreased breath sounds on the right side of the chest and tracheal deviation to the left. These findings are most consistent with:

A 12-year-old patient arrives at the clinic with bleeding from their nose. The patient’s parent states the child has been experiencing frequent nosebleeds, especially after blowing their nose or during dry weather. What is the medical term for this condition?

How does Sandra Bartky use the metaphor of the Panopticon to explain an aspect of the oppression of women?

After breaking her forearm, Riley lost motor function and feeling in her fourth and fifth phalanges as well as that side of her hand. What nerve has/have been damaged?

Joints are also called__________.

A suture is an example of what kind of joint?

Acids in foods stimulate__________ receptors while alkaloids (including strychnine and nicotine) stimulate__________ receptors.