By 2009, the U.S. Congress passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act as a result of Matthew Shepard being brutally beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die in 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming, where he was a university student because he was ________ and James Byrd Jr. who was a ______ man who was murdered in 1998 in Jasper, Texas, by three White men who beat him, urinated on him, tied a chain around his legs, and dragged him behind their truck until his arm and head were severed when his body hit a culvert. 

What component of energy expenditure do we have the most control over?

Match each assessment term to its definition.

Factors that affect hunger and satiety include which of the following?

Mr. Torres has been diagnosed with hypophosphatemia. Which of the following foods would be the most appropriate to educate him on consuming?

Which of the following patients is most at risk for an electrolyte imbalance?

A client is complaining that she has developed irritation of the nare in which the nasogastric tube is placed. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

You are assessing for the Chovstek’s sign. Which of the following patient responses would indicate a positive Chovstek’s sign?

Which action is most helpful to a client who is expected to ambulate, deep breathe, and cough on the first postoperative day? 

Mr. Jones has a hypernatremic electrolyte imbalance. Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for the nurse to care plan on for Mr. Jones?