1. The NP knows that his or her legal right to practice is derived from The nurse practice act of the state where he or she practices 2. Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back pain: When there is a suspicion of a space-occupying lesion, fracture, cauda equina, or infection. 3. An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools 3– 4 times a day for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that the patient has: Chronic diarrhea 4. An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence one time. She describes loose stools 3– 4 times a day for several weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The history suggests that the patient has: Chronic diarrhea 5. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the presence of a disease state: Does not exclude a person from being considered healthy 6. The most effective means of obtaining the history of abuse is to use a communication model that: Allows the patient to talk without interruption and with time to relate, emphasize, and repeat her full stor