A 55-year-old female patient complains of bright, red blood in her stool and an aching, burning pain in the skin surrounding her anus. She has received a diagnosis of hemorrhoids. Which of the following statements is FALSE about this patient’s hemorrhoids? 

An abdominal aortic aneurysm, or triple A, most commonly develops in the segment below the kidneys (infrarenal aneurysm).  The bifurcation of the abdominal aorta into the right and left common iliac arteries most commonly occurs at:

Which lobe of the cortex is incorrectly paired with its primary function?  

A 68-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with severe pain radiating from her lower back towards her pubic symphysis.  Ultrasound examination reveals that a renal calculus (kidney stone) is partially obstructing her right ureter.  At which of the following locations is the calculus most likely to lodge?  

Which of the following statements regarding the ansa cervicalis is TRUE? 

A 57-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with left flank pain.  Blood tests indicate hematuria (blood in the urine) and anemia.  An MRI reveals that blood flow in the left renal vein is being occluded by an aneurysm in an artery where the vein crosses the abdominal aorta.  The aneurysm is most likely located in which structure that is located anterior to the left renal vein?

A staff nurse has a TB skin test of 8-mm induration. A chest radiograph is negative, and the nurse has no symptoms of TB. The occupational health nurse will plan on teaching the staff nurse about the

A patient’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results include the following: PH 7.48, PaO2 84 mm Hg, PaCO2 of 30, HCO3 of 22 meq/L. For what should the nurse assess the patient?

A patient is admitted with a chest wound and is experiencing extreme dyspnea, tachycardia and hypoxia. The chest wound is located on the left mid-axillary area of the chest. On assessment you note there is unequal rise and fall of the chest with absent breath sounds on the left side. You also note a “sucking” sound when the patient inhales and exhales. The patient’s chest xray shows a pneumothorax. What type of pneumothorax is this known as?

A patient with metabolic alkalosis has an SPO2 of 95%  in room air and a shift to the left of the oxygen hemoglobin dissociation curve. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?