A 60-year-old female patient calls the oncology unit to schedule an appointment. While reviewing the patient’s chart, the nurse sees that the patient has been diagnosed with breast cancer. On the most recent records, the nurse notes that the patient has a 4 cm tumor with spread to lymph nodes and the chest wall. No other metastasis is noted. Based on this information, which stage of breast cancer is the patient in? 

Which of the following would verify unobstructed blood flow through a fistula or graft? Select the two that apply

A 24 year old female patient is being treated for uterine fibroids. Her symptoms include vaginal bleeding and pelvic pressure. While discussing treatment options, the physician educates the patient that a concerning complication of uterine fibroids is ______________ (1). After a discussion of treatment options, the physician places the patient on a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists to reduce the size of the fibroids prior to surgical treatment. Knowing that this medication can induce a false menopause state, the patient should increase their consumption of ______________ (2).  Which two answer choices correctly fit into blank 1 and blank 2?

5. A clevis used to connect a steel bracket with a block of wood is shown below. If the force P = 15 kN and the bolt has a diameter of 20 mm, What will the average shear stress in the bolt along line A due to the load P? (Required unit: MPa)  

A 21 year old male comes to the health clinic with a sore throat. He reports that he has not seen any doctor since high school. Which screening would you not expect to be recommended for this patient? 

Which of the following is an example of the intellectual dimension of health?

1. Locate the X–X and Y–Y centroidal axes for the built-up structural steel areas shown

The nurse palpates the patient’s carotid artery while auscultating the heart sounds and hears a beat and feels a pulse at the same time. The nurse is auscultating what sound?

A nurse is completing a patient’s review of systems assessment that has a known diagnosis of heart failure. What question does the nurse need to ask the patient about how they sleep at night?

A nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital who is worried about their hospital bill due to them not having health insurance. The nurse would identify that this patient is experiencing which social determinant of health?