Dense Irregular Connective Tissue (DICT) is comprised of bundles of collagen fibers that extend in all directions. This arrangement enables the tissue to resist which specific type of stress?

Bone tissue provides greater support than cartilage because its matrix is solid. This increased solidity is due primarily to the presence of ________.

You are in the gym and you’re going hard because, well, bulking season. You end up tweaking a muscle in your back and now you are unable to stay on your strength program. Luckily, you find a massage on Groupon and once you leave you feel like a whole new person. During your massage, which sensory receptors were being activated with the sustained deep pressure and stretching sensation that released the knotted muscles?

Which type of cartilage is characterized by its ability to resist compression and act as a shock absorber, due to numerous coarse collagen fibers, and is found in intervertebral discs and the menisci of the knee?

Which intercellular junction is found in the intercalated discs of cardiac muscle tissue?

A nurse assesses a client with circumferential full-thickness burns on the right leg. Which finding requires immediate action?

A nurse is caring for a client 2 days post–below-the-knee amputation who reports sharp, burning pain in the missing foot. Which intervention is most appropriate?

The client’s clinical presentation is atypical for a urinary tract infection (UTI) in a younger adult. Which of the following findings in her case are considered common, yet non-specific signs of a UTI in an older adult? 

Which of the following is a age-related change that may contribute to the risk of developing a urinary tract infection? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client with urolithiasis due to chronic use of calcium-based antacids who is experiencing renal colic.  The nurse understands that after the pain has been managed the client should be taught which of the following to facilitate the stone to pass?