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A patient who is 8 weeks pregnant is being seen at the clinic. She asks when she will be able to hear the baby’s heartbeat. How would the nurse reply?

During an examination, the patient states he is hearing a buzzing sound and says that it is “driving me crazy!” What does this indicate?

The nurse is administering a Mini-Cog test to an older adult woman. When asked to draw a clock showing the time of 10:45, the patient drew a clock with the numbers out of order and with an incorrect time. This result indicates which finding?

The nurse is assessing an older adult’s functional ability. Which definition correctly describes one’s functional ability?

During a routine well-person checkup, the daughter of an older patient mentions to the nurse that she has noticed her mother is less attentive and sometimes unable to recall events from a previous day. The daughter said this does not happen all the time, but that she has noticed it twice in the last month. Which test would be best to assess this patient’s mental status?

Patients with COPD who require a sympathomimetic and anticholinergic bronchodilator should be prescribed _____.

Please match each of the following descriptions with its appropriate descriptor.

A patient is seen in a hospital clinic for chronic cough and fever. The physician suspects community-acquired pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae. The patient is prescribed an antibiotic and sent home. Which of the following antibacterial agents would be most appropriate for this patient?

You are called to the emergency room to evaluate an otherwise healthy 18-year-old female whose chief complaints are fever, malaise, and difficulty breathing. As you enter the room, the physician informs you that he suspects community-acquired pneumonia. The most likely causative agent would be _____.

The device used to administer ribavirin as an aerosolized agent is _____.