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An older adult male client is admitted to the cardiac critical care unit (CCU) after suffering a heart attack. Upon taking his history, the nurse charts the following: weight 275 pounds, family history of heart disease, frequent stress at work, drinks alcohol daily, smokes two packs of cigarettes daily. Which of the client’s modifiable, life style risk factors may have contributed to his heart attack? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

Which vitamin that when found in low levels in the body has been associated with MS disease progression?

The role of T regulatory cells in MS include maintain peripheral tolerance, reduce inflammation, repair damage neural tissue and contribute to disease recovery.

Select the correct choice of the possible answers in parenthesis.  Astrocyte end-feet envelope __________ (more, less) than 50% of microvessels in the CNS.

The school nurse is observing a child in the classroom.  The child has been showing signs and symptoms of attention -deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  Which characteristics would the nurse see in this child to determine a diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a child admitted for dehydration.  The infant has an order for strict input and ouput.  The infant’s dry diaper weighs 2.5 grams. The wet diaper weighs 47 grams. The nurse would record the infant’s volume of urine output as:

Vredeveldt and de Bruïne (2022) discussed 7 memory sins in their article. Describe one of those sins and what the article discussed regarding that sin across cultures. What does this information teach us about memory and culture?

The “traditionalistic individualistic” political culture of Texas has led to which of the following?  

List and briefly describe 4 judicial selection methods. Number each method.

List and describes the steps, in order, of what happens after a person is arrested? Clearly delineate each stage.