What is the basic building block (smallest unit) of matter?

What is the correct order of the 4 major steps in the Scientific Method?

During osmosis…  

 Which of the following are NOT considered presumptive signs of pregnancy? Select all that apply:

Magnesium Sulfate 30 grams is mixed in 500 mL of Lactated Ringers. The order: Infuse magnesium at 4 grams/hr. How many mL/hr. will the nurse program into the pump? Do not provide the unit of measurement. Only provide the number. Round to the first decimal place (tenths).

You are measuring the fundal height on a patient who is 20 weeks pregnant. Where do you expect to locate the fundus of the uterus?

The perinatal nurse is giving discharge instructions to a woman after suction curettage secondary to a hydatidiform mole.  The woman asks why she must take oral contraceptives for the next 12 months.  The best response form the nurse would be:

2000 Units =_________mU

A 26 year old pregnant woman, gravida 2, para 1-0-0-1 is 28 weeks pregnant when she experiences bright red, painless vaginal bleeding.  On her arrival at the hospital, what would be an expected diagnostic procedure?

A woman arrives at the clinic seeking confirmation that she is pregnant.  The following information is obtained:  She is 24 years old with a body mass index (BMI) of 17.5.  She admits to having used cocaine “several times” during the past year and drinks alcohol occasionally.  Her blood pressure is 108/70 mm Hg, her pulse rate is 72 beats/min, and her respiratory rate is 16 breaths/min.  The family history is positive for diabetes mellitus and cancer.  Her sister recently have birth to an infant with a neural tube defect (NTD).  Which characteristics place the woman in a high-risk category?