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.

In a low blood pressure situation, which of the following is INCORRECT?

If Stanley had a heart murmur that affected his mitral valve, which of the following would be TRUE?