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Mildred experienced a fall in her home that required her to have a hip replacement. After her hospitalization, it was determined that she would need rehabilitation services, and her family feels that she is unsafe living alone. Mildred's children would like to find the best nursing facility that would be able to provide the rehabilitation services and then continued residential care. Required:What is the best resource that Mildred's family could use to determine the best facility in their area?
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Why is "I will get better at chess" not an ideal goal? Group of answer choices A) It would take too long B) It isn't possible C) It isn't specific D) No one plays chess anymore
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You've always wondered how much one of your friends weighs and devise a scheme to measure his weight secretly. You have him sit in a tubular steel chair. This popular style of chair consists of a single steel tube that's bent into a frame and that supports a seat bottom and a back. The empty chair weighs 10 pounds and is 30 inches tall. The frame acts as a spring and bends downward slightly when the chair is occupied. When you sit properly in the chair yourself, it bends downward 1 inch. When your friend sits properly in the chair, it bends downward 2 inches. From that observation, you know that your friend weighs about:________.(A) 300 pounds.(B) twice as much as you do.(C) four times as much as you do.(D) 150 pounds.
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A mother brings her 6-year-old child to the clinic because the child has developed a rash on the trunk and scalp. The mother reports that the child has had a low-grade fever, has not felt like eating, and has been tired. The child is diagnosed with chickenpox. The mother inquires about the communicable period associated with chickenpox, and the nurse bases the response on which statement?1. The communicable period is unknown.2. The communicable period ranges from 2 weeks or less to 4 weeks.3. The communicable period is 10 days before the onset of symptoms to 15 days after the rash appears.4. The communicable period is 1 to 2 days before the onset of the rash to 6 days after the first crop of vesicles, when crusts have formed.
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The nursing assistant is observing a resident with slight right-sided weakness ambulating in the hall using a cane. The resident is holding the cane on the right side in front of the body and placing weight on it while moving with the right leg first and then the left leg. What action should the nursing assistant take?
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The recommended dosage of fluconazole for oropharyngeal candidiasis is 6 mg/kg on day one, followed by 3 mg/kg/day thereafter. What are the appropriate dosages for a child weighing 30 kg on the first day?
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Lake Whatcom water quality is being threatened on multiple fronts (sediments, nutrients, boats, logging) although most of the threats, in and of themselves, are not particularly harmful. Rather, the threat comes from the cumulative actions of many threats. This is a good example of: __________
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In ____________ hyaline cartilage covers the articulating surface of the bone and is fused to an intervening pad of fibrocartilage. As a result, the joint resists compression and separation while still allowing limited movement. The best examples are the __________________.
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You are leading a research team to study the association between infection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and the development of oral cancer in Florida. You opt to carry out a case-control study. For your Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and oral cancer study, you are able to recruit cases for your study from the Florida Cancer Registry. All of the following are ways that you can recruit controls, except:a. Randomization of casesb. Door-to-door recruitmentc. Random digit dialingd. Selection of hospital patients
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A young female who is experiencing low energy levels and amenorrhea visits her doctor. During her visit, the doctor diagnoses her with osteoporosis. Upon analyzing all three factors low energy, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis the doctor should ultimately conclude that this young woman is:_____.
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How would sending the test request as it is affect the patient
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Genotypic analysis of another colorectal cancer cell line, CRC200, indicates that the cancerous cells are expressing a single nonsense mutation in one of their copies of p53. Given that information, which of the following would most likely represent the number of colonies observed after an identical transfection assay?A. pC27-53: 16, pC27-53X 56B. pC27-53: 67, pC27-53X 713C. pC27-53: 712, pC27-53X 56D. pC27-53: 647, pC27-53X 748
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Which of the following is not a benefit of strength training
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Given the relatively modest number of calories burned by anything but the most vigorous activities, why can people consume over 2,000 kilocalories a day, yet maintain a healthy body weight?i. Not all calories are created equal, so a person who consumes 2,000 kilocalories of sugar- and fat-laden processed food will gain weight, whereas a person who consumes 2,000 calories of nonprocessed, low-carbohydrate food will not.ii. People really should exercise vigorously for one to two hours per day.iii. They can't, and this has led to a problem of obesity in the United States.iv. Most of the energy consumed in food is spent maintaining the body's functions, so only a fraction of food energy needs to be burned in exercise.
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Rank the following lifestyle factors in order of their contribution to the development of hypertension (most influential at the top of the list).1. Inactivity toggle button Inactivity 2. Obesity toggle button Obesity3. Excessive salt intake toggle button Excessive salt intake 4. Excessive alcohol intake toggle button Excessive alcohol intake
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Electronic health records (EHRs) have recet been ntroduced in a healthcare organization. The steering committee is ensuring that the system meets the criteria for meaningful use. This characteristic of the EHR ensures that the system:_________.
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With narcolepsy, the loss of muscle tone during cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and dreamlike hypnagogic hallucinations while falling asleep may be explained by occurrences of _____ in the midst of wakefulness.
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You are a Registered Dietitian, and you have been asked to assess whether a summer camp menu meets the nutrient requirements of the kids attending. When evaluating the vitamin and mineral levels of the diet, which DRI values would be the best choice as targets to ensure that the diet is adequate for the majority of the kids?
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Brett and Brenna take the girls to their 2-year checkup. For the first 2 years, the girls have had to lie down to measure their recumbent length. They are excited to get to stand up to have their height taken against a height board. As this is a new measurement technique, what term will the height be recorded as?a. CDC standardized height.b. long length.c. stature.d. standing length.
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You are working with an individual who is 65 years old who started experiencing depression following his retirement. He indicates he enjoys running but has been having difficulty with this activity because of arthritic knees. He used to be able to run 5 miles but is now lucky to be able to run one-half mile before he starts to experience pain. This situation is an example of a misfit between ______________.
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What is pastuerisation ?!
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A 56-year-old woman experiences a loss of taste affecting the front of her tongue and the ability to smile as a result of an infection. If the sensory loss involves damage of cell bodies, the specific group of neurons so affected would be the:_________.a. Otic ganglionb. Nodose (inferior) ganglionc. Pterygopalatine gangliond. Geniculate ganglione. Trigeminal ganglion
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The Medicaid program has a history of very low reimbursement as compared with Medicare reimbursement; critics site low Medicaid reimbursement as a major reason that primary care doctors have rejected serving the Medicaid population. An ACA provision addresses this issue by:_____.
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Describe the structure of the hea. Describe the structure of the heart, the pattern of blood flow through the valves and chambers of the heart, how the heart as a muscle is supplied with blood, and what happens when the resting heart must suddenly supply an exercising body.of the heart, how the heart as a muscle is supplied with blood, and what happens when the resting heart must suddenly supply an exercising body.
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