Select the correct answer: An 83-year-old adult presents for an annual Medicare wellness exam. The treating primary care nurse practitioner notes that patient’s weight has decreased from 158 pounds to 136 pounds over the past year. The patient and family caregiver confirm that the weight loss was unintentional. The patient reports no problems with dentition or swallowing. Since being widowed 3 years ago, the patient has resided with the family caregiver who prepares meals and assists with medication management. Findings of cognitive and depression screenings are unremarkable. The patient has no complaints of pain.  The finding raises suspicion for which of the following diagnoses? 

Select the correct answer. A 72-year-old adult presents to the primary care clinic with complaints of eye dryness and eye fatigue which is worse after long days of computer use. Which of the following is a potential cause of this complaint? 

In this battle, General Washington’s army was supported by the French army and navy and defeated the General Cornwallis’s army.  This battle led to peace negotiations that ultimately ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.

Select the correct answer. During rounds at the skilled nursing facility, the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) is called to evaluate the skin of an 81-year-old adult who was admitted after a hospital admission for heart failure.  The NP observes the following:   Based on this assessment, which of the following interventions should be included in the clinical management plan? 

Which of the following figures is considered to have been a key influence on the arguments presented in the Declaration of Independence?

The receptor at the postganglionic neuron in the sympathetic and parasympathetic division

The hippocampus nucleus is important in learning and long-term memory 

Which cranial nerve is involved with facial expression and taste

Abduction is a movement away from midline

Which cranial nerve is not involved with the parasympathetic system?