True/False Defend You are treating a patient for a fracture of the lumbar spine at level L4. The lumbar spine is a part of the composition of the axial skeleton.

Clinical kinesiology is used in healthcare to understand movement and how forces act on the human body. Clinicians also study kinesiology for all of the following EXCEPT:

A muscle is said to be at its optimal length when it is in which position?

Match the characteristic with its muscle fiber arrangement.

An 84-year-old patient who has had a low-grade fever for 2 days complains of pain in the hip that travels down the leg along the sciatic nerve. The nurse assesses small groups of vesicles along the nerve path. These assessments lead the nurse to suspect that the patient is suffering from:

The nurse explains that the jaundice observed in a person with hepatitis is related to the:

The nurse explains that the primary purpose of the whirlpool bath given to the patient with a stage III pressure ulcer is to:

The nurse is aware that a definitive diagnosis of cirrhosis is made based on the results of a(n):

The nurse includes in the discharge teaching of a person with a skin condition that in order to reduce the soap in bed linens and sleeping garments, the patient should:

To decrease the threat of a pressure ulcer, the nurse instructs a person who is in a wheelchair for long periods to: