All postoperative patients are at risk of atelectasis. True or False? 

A patient with stage IV metastatic colon cancer is reporting severe pain. The nurse recalls the principles of pain management and prioritizes their nursing interventions for this patient. Which statement below is a correct principle of pain management? 

Advance directives are written documents that provide information about a patient’s wishes and designated spokesperson.

A patient newly diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease has a new order for Palliative Care Services. The patient’s family has arrived from out-of-town and is surprised by this order and expresses worry that this means their loved one is dying. What is the best response from the nurse? 

11.  Find a vector equation for the line segment that joins P to Q: P(3, 4, 5) and Q(2, 4, 8).

4.  Let

The pericardium is an example of deep fascia in the body.

Which layer of a blood vessel would be contracting to raise a person’s blood pressure?

A venule has lower pressure than a capillary and connects to a vein.

An arteriole has more smooth muscle in its tunica externa layer than a venule.