The name of the agreement with Mexico that added about 30,000 square miles to the United States (at the southern borders of the present day states of New Mexico and Arizona) and made a southern route for the transcontinental railroad possible.

This man was a Senator from Illinois; he was the force behind the Kansas-Nebraska Act; he engaged Abraham Lincoln in a series of debates in 1858, and was a candidate for President in 1860; supported the concept of popular sovereignty.

Which of these was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

The nurse is preparing an educational program on bacterial meningitis for a group of community members. Which group should the nurse identify as being at greatest risk for this infection? Select all that apply.

The nurse is completing discharge teaching to a patient following hospitalization for a seizure disorder who is being prescribed phenytoin (Dilantin). What should the nurse include in these instructions?

The nurse checks the laboratory report on a client who recently had a lumbar puncture.  Which cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) content should be of concern to the nurse?

A patient with a secondary metastatic spinal cord tumor is scheduled for surgery. What should the nurse recognize as the goal of surgery for this patient?

A patient with increased intracranial pressure is prescribed mannitol (Osmitrol). What should the nurse do when providing this medication? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). What should the nurse recall is the prognosis for this patient?

Use end behavior and local behavior near roots to sketch the graph of