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Which of the following choices best explains voluntary neuromuscular control of urinary continence?

The nurse is developing a discharge teaching plan for a patient who has just experienced a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Which fact should the nurse include in the plan?

A patient diagnosed with a subachnoid hemorrhage has undergone a craniotomy for repair of a ruptured aneurysm.  Which intervention will the intensive care nurse expect to implement?

The nurse determines a patient has a ventricular bigemity when the rhythm strip indicates that there is:

The nurse is caring for a patient in septic shock. The nurse assesses the patient to have a blood pressure of 105/60 mm Hg, heart rate 110 beats/min, respiratory rate 32 breaths/min, oxygen saturation (SpO2) 95% on 45% supplemental oxygen via Venturi mask, and a temperature of 102° F. The physician orders the interventions below. Which physician order should the nurse complete first?

Give an action for the structure labeled “A” in the figure below.

Which of the following muscles attaches on the angles of the ribs?

Which of the following is INCORRECT pertaining to the popliteal artery?

A patient with a head injury has an intracranial pressure (ICP) of 18 mm Hg. The blood pressure is 144/90 mm Hg, and mean arterial pressure (MAP) is 108 mm Hg. What is the cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)?

Patient’s with spinal cord injury may experience both spinal and neurogenic shock, and differentiating the two is essential. What symptom is unique to spinal shock?