Using the “Rule of Nines” calculate the TBSA% burn of a patient who has sustained second degree burns to the entire anterior trunk, anterior right arm, perineum, and third degree burns to the anterior right and left leg.  

On admitting a client with acute osteomyelitis, the nurse is not surprised at the client’s complaint of

                 A new clinic patient with joint swelling and pain is being tested for systemic lupus erythematosus. Which test will provide the most specific findings for the nurse to review?

                A 62-year-old patient who has Parkinson’s disease is taking Pramipexole (Mirapex). Which information obtained by the nurse may indicate a need to notify the health care provider (HCP)?

Which statement is true about triptans?

Rheumatoid arthritis is distinguished from osteoarthritis in that:

Early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include coarse resting tremors of the fingers and thumb, also known as pill-rolling

A patient has been found to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. What classic symptom of the disorder does the nurse recognize?

During assessment of the patient’s skin, the nurse observes a similar pattern of small, raised lesions on the left and right upper back areas. Which term should the nurse use to document these lesions’ distribution?

The nurse explains that, regardless of the actual etiology of Parkinson’s disease, the basic pathophysiology is: