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A nurse is talking with a young adult patient. The patient reports struggling to maintain long-term relationships. According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, which developmental task is this behavior most likely associated with?

A nurse is reviewing a clinical question: “In older adults with hypertension, does daily walking compared to no structured exercise reduce systolic blood pressure over 6 months?” According to the PICOT format, what does the P represent in this scenario?

A patient is admitted with signs and symptoms of pneumonia, including high fever, shortness of breath, and productive cough. The nurse attempts to obtain a sputum specimen for culture but the patient is unable to produce one. What action should the nurse expect the provider to order next?

Which of the following should the nurse consider a priority when developing a hygiene care plan for a patient?

A nurse is planning care for multiple patients in a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following frameworks would not typically be used to establish priorities during the planning phase of the nursing process?

A nurse in the emergency department assesses a school-age child with multiple burns at different stages of healing and suspects potential abuse. What is the nurse’s most important legal and ethical obligation in this situation?

During the informed consent process, how does the nurse best demonstrate advocacy for a patient scheduled for surgery?

An embryo produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be tested for genetic disorders prior to implantation. How is this accomplished?

Match the descriptions of congenital disorders below with their names.

Fill in the blanks: In humans, some traits, such as freckles, cleft chin, and widow’s peak are the result of simple dominant-recessive inheritance, in which there are _______ alleles for each trait. (Type a number). Other traits, like skin color and height are the the result of the type of inheritance called _______ inheritance. But most human traits, including intelligence, body weight, and susceptibility to disease, are probably influenced by both heredity and _______ .