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A 14-year-old female patient is worried that she has not started to menstruate. During physical examination, the nurse practitioner tells the patient’s parent, who is in the room with the patient, that the patient is starting Tanner stage II. What are the physical exam findings during this stage?

A 15-year-old patient with a known history of asthma comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. The patient mentions that they have been feeling well and have not used their inhaler for months, believing they have “outgrown” their asthma. Upon further discussion, the nurse practitioner learns that the patient has been engaging in risky behaviors such as smoking. The patient requests that their parents not be informed about the smoking, fearing significant repercussions at home. Which ethical principle is primarily being challenged in this situation?

What defined as the stage of human development between childhood and adulthood and includes social, psychological, and biologic changes?

The nurse practitioner acts in the best interest of the postoperative patient by making sure the patient’s pain is controlled by ordering around-the-clock analgesia as well as additional as-needed medications. This is an example of which type of ethical principle?

Which of the following statements would Nietzsche agree with (select all that apply):

Kierkegaard thought we must ignore ethical rules in order to reach the religious stage.

A 15 year old female patient reports not having started her period. The patient has minimal to no breast development. The patient’s mother started her period when she was 12 years old. The patient states she is not sexually active and has a negative pregnancy test. Which of the following is the next step in her management?

Kierkegaard felt life was a series of Either/Or choices, which means:

Evaluating a particular genetic disorder considering the individual’s overall health is an example of:

A male patient with substernal chest pain presents complaining that it feels like “an elephant is sitting on my chest.” A 12-lead EKG reveals ST-elevation in leads V3 to V4 .  This EKG finding suggests which type of myocardial infarction (MI)?