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A 70-year-old female patient with a history of atrial fibrillation is being discharged from the hospital with a new prescription for Warfarin (Coumadin). The nurse is responsible for providing patient education before discharge. Which of the following points should the nurse include in the patient teaching about Warfarin (Coumadin)?

A 50-year-old male patient is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy and will be receiving general anesthesia. The nurse is preparing the patient for surgery and will be monitoring him throughout the procedure. Which of the following is a priority nursing assessment during the administration of general anesthesia?

What structure changes the shape of the lens for far and near vision?  

Free nerve endings detect which stimulus/stimuli?        

In the sensory pathways for touch, pain, and temperature, the second order neuron transmits impulses to the        

Which of the following elements is necessary for the production of thyroid hormone?  

The image is projected in front of the retina in _____  

The presence of ________ increases the speed at which an action potential moves along an axon.  

  What is the structure found at label “a”?

Thalamic neurons that project to the primary somatosensory cortex are ________ neurons.