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The nurse is caring for a client at 28 weeks of gestation who presents to the triage area with complaints of back and abdominal pain. When taking her blood pressure, the nurse notes that she has assorted bruises on her arms and hands and is fidgety and uncomfortable. Her significant other is in the room and answers all the nurse’s questions while the client is quiet. When the nurse places the electronic fetal monitoring devices, she notes the abdomen is tender and firm like a board. She is having nonstop, frequent uterine contractions without relaxation, and the fetal heart rate is 145-150 bpm with minimal variability, with late decelerations. No vaginal drainage is present. The nurse suspects the client may be experiencing 

A high jumper athlete is being seen in therapy after straining their hamstring.  The PTA is stretching the patient’s hamstring.  Which of the following best describes this stretch?

Based on the picture below, the patient is stretching which muscles?

SHORT ANSWER: Even in utero, fetuses already start showing awareness! In class, we spoke about 4 studies illustrating this. Choose ONE of these studies. 1. Describe this study. 2. Explain how it shows prenatal behavior    

SHORT ANSWER: In class, we spoke about multiple teratogens that can effect developing fetuses. Based on what we said in class only, choose TWO of these teratogens and describe how they can effect the individual. 1. Teratogen 1: 2. Teratogen 2:  

A characteristic that is controlled by two or more genes is known as:

A 70-year-old patient with neurogenic claudication complains of bilateral leg pain and numbness with walking. MRI shows narrowing around neural structures. Which spaces are most often compromised in spinal stenosis?

Global Climate Change effects global systems and complex cycles in unpredictable ways. 

In a study done in 1977, they found that infants can imitate facial expressions as early as:

The magnitude of a social event often influences the course of public policy.