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A woman comes to the clinic for a routine check-up. After obtaining the client’s history, the nurse identifies that the client is at increased risk for cervical cancer based on her history of exposure to which virus? 

Describe how natural selection made cooperation a social value. Note: This question requires detail of how natural selection first made cooperation valuable among various animal species. Without these details, we can’t fully explain why cooperation is a social value among humans.

A clinical instructor is with a nursing student while the student is preparing to administer medications to a client.  Which of the following actions would require the clinical instructor to intervene?

Immediately following administration of an epidural anesthesia, the nurse must monitor the mother for which of the following side effects? 

The laboring patient that is ineffectively pushing with contractions may be experiencing difficulty with which of the “Ps” of labor? 

A nurse is preparing to care for a 5 year old who is hospitalized.  What would be the most appropriate activity for this patient?

The nurse is caring for several clients on a respiratory unit.  Which client should the nurse see first?

The client with end-stage cirrhosis presents with lethargy and confusion. The nurse recognizes these as complications of which disorder?

A client has received new prescription for levodopa-carbidopa to treat Parkinson’s disease.  The nurse should assess the client for which of the following findings to evaluate the effectiveness of this medicine?

A nurse is caring for a client who had a right total knee arthroplasty 1 day ago and is receiving hydromorphone by patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump for pain control. The client reports increased itching. Which priority action should the nurse take?