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Place A location which has different meanings to various people. Placemaking The deliberate shaping of an environment to facilitate social interaction and improve a community's quality of life. locale Locations that are associated with everyday activities and are shaped by the people, culture and customs within it. Sense of place the subjective and emotional attachment to a place which gives it meaning. Doreen Massey Places are dynamic processes Places have multiple identities Places...

You have just received change of shift report. Which patient should you assess first? a. 62 year-old man who is scheduled for a cardiac cath, and is ready to be transported now b. 58 year-old woman with COPD with an O2 saturation of 92% on 2 liters of O2, who is scheduled to be discharged home on O2 c. 36 year-old man admitted with an exacerbation of asthma with RR 36 at rest, and whose wheezing has diminished d. 72 year-old woman with history of asthma with HR 90 and is due for her beta-blo...

the nurse is caring for a client scheduled for removal of a pituitary tumor using the transsphenoidal approach. the nurse should be particularly alert to: A. Nasal congestion B. Abdominal Tenderness C. Muscle Tetany D. Oliguria A. Nasal congestion why? removal of the pituitary gland is usually done by transsphernoidal approach through the nose. Nasal congestion further interferes with the airway. A client with cancer is a, admitted to the oncology unit. Stat lab values revel Hgb 12.6...

Jacobian How to use the chain rule? When you have a composition of functions (dw/ds, dw/dt)= (df/du, df/dv)(du/ds, dv/ds, du/dt, dv/dt) so it gives a vector Classify critical points 1. differentiate WRT each variable x and y. 2. set them equal to 0. then solve for the values (often take the equation that is easy to factorize and take its values. 3. replace the values obtained in the other partial equation set equal to 0 to get the points ***trick: you can add the equations some...

Numbers Basic building blocks of mathematics Integers Set of positive and negative numbers, including zero (no fractions, decimals) Brainpower Prime number A whole number greater than 1 that only has two factors: 1 and itself Composite number A whole number greater than 1 that has more than two different factors; any whole number that is NOT a prime number Even number Any integer that can be divided by 2 without leaving a remainder Odd number Any integer that cannot be evenly divided...

There are _ Roles an _ plays 2, Economist Economist Role #1: As a Scientist Economist Role #2: As a Policy Advisor How is an Economist and a Scientist alike? They work together to EXPLAIN the world. How is an Economist and a Policy Advisor alike? They work together to IMPROVE the world. What method do both Economists and Scientists use to explain the World? The Scientific Method; through Observation, Theory and more Observation. What are Assumptions? Statements that help simplify th...

Which statement by a nurse to a patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is accurate? a. Insulin is not used to control blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes. b. Complications of type 2 diabetes are less serious than those of type 1 diabetes. c. Changes in diet and exercise may control blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes. d. Type 2 diabetes is usually diagnosed when a patient is admitted in hyperglycemic coma. ANS: C For some patients with type 2 diabetes, changes in life...

A 73-year-old patient who sustained a right hip fracture in a fall requests pain medication from the nurse. Based on his injury, which type of pain is this patient most likely experiencing? 1) Phantom 2) Visceral 3) Deep somatic 4) Referred Answer: 3) Deep somatic Rationale: Deep somatic pain originates in ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones. Therefore, a hip fracture causes deep somatic pain. Phantom pain is pain that is perceived to originate from a part that was rem...

An 88-year-old presents with right-side weakness after being unable to rise unassisted following a fall to the bathroom floor. History includes aphasia and noncompliance with hypertension medication regimen. What is the most likely diagnosis? Left-sided or right-sided CVA? LEFT-SIDED CVA Which of the following signs/symtpoms are often associated with headahces due to intracranial tumor? 1) pain worse laying down, focal neurological signs 2) Hyperflexia, personality change 3) acute onse...

A vial of penicillin contains 2,000,000 units of the dry drug. To make the penicillin into a solution that contains 400,000 units per milliliter, how much diluent is needed? A. 2 mL B. 4 mL C. 5 mL D. 10 mL C. 5 mL When an anesthetized patient is to be placed on a circular or semiclosed anesthesia circuit, the correct reservoir bag size is determined by using which of the following? A. 60 mL/lb/min B. 60 mL/lb C. 60 mL/kg D. 60 mL/kg/min C. 60 mL/kg It is necessary to immuniz...