Dawn is a 55-year-old woman who comes in today for her yearl…

Dawn is a 55-year-old woman who comes in today for her yearly wellness examination. You carefully perform the rectal examination in the lithotomy position and feel an irregular mass against the bowel wall which is firm and immobile. Which of the following is most likely?

When interviewing and examining a patient in a long-term car…

When interviewing and examining a patient in a long-term care facility, the nurse practitioner notes the same patient was oriented yesterday, alter, and smiling. Today on rounds, the patient is lethargic, with a slower speech pattern, fearful, reports seeing pink elephants, and disoriented. The correct diagnosis is: