An 18-year-old arrives in the Emergency Department via ambul…

An 18-year-old arrives in the Emergency Department via ambulance from a high school football game. The paramedics tell the nurse practitioner the patient received a blow to the head that rendered them unconscious. The patient regained consciousness just prior to being put in the ambulance. When assessing the patient the nurse practitioner asks the patient to repeat 3 digits backwards. This is part of the _______tool  to test the patient’s __________.

A 30-year-old patient presents for a wellness examination. T…

A 30-year-old patient presents for a wellness examination. The nurse practitioner is examining the patients nails and notices pigmented bands in the nail beds. The patient is not dark-skinned and they tell the nurse practitioner they just noticed the bands last week. The nurse practitioner identifies this as an indication of:

A 16-year-old patient presents to the emergency department c…

A 16-year-old patient presents to the emergency department complaining of left knee pain. Upon physical examination the nurse practitioner notes left leg weakness and a reduced rotation of the internal left hip. The nurse practitioner should suspect which abnormality?