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While performing manual muscle testing (MMT), a Physical Therapist Assistant has determined the test needs to be completed with gravity eliminated. What is the BEST possible grade the patient can achieve?

During gait training with a patient, a Physical Therapist Assistant is instructing a pattern of right crutch, left foot, left crutch, right foot. Which of the following crutch pattern is being instructed?

A Physical Therapist Assistant is working with a 75 y.o. patient who is two weeks post Myocardial Infarction. Baseline vital signs are measured as follows: BP 120/72, HR 72 bpm, RR 14. After initiating exercise on the Nu Step for a few minutes, the patients RPE is 6 out of 20, BP 132/70, HR 80 bpm, and RR 20. How should the therapist proceed?

A nurse educator is reviewing the indications for a chest tube and drainage system with a group of medical nurses. What indications should the nurses identify? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is caring for a client with advanced cirrhosis.  Which of the following manifestations would be expected?

The nurse is providing care to a client with a urinary catheter.   When considering the CAUTI bundle, which would the nurse include in the plan of care?  (Select all that apply)

The nurse is caring for a client with advanced cirrhosis.  Which of the following manifestations would be expected?

A client recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease undergoes extensive testing for staging of the disease and decisions regarding treatment. The nurse explains to the client that staging usually involves all of the following except;

A client is diagnosed with early stage bladder cancer.  Which specific symptoms should a nurse expect when completing the admitting assessment?

A client who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) of the bones tells the nurse that he thought TB was a lung disease. The nurse explains to the client that?