Choose ONE of the following questions and write a thorough, complete response. It is important to include all details relevant to the question. Too much is far better than too little. 1. Define Festinger’s concept of cognitive dissonance. Also, describe how to reduce dissonance. OR 2. List and describe the Big Five factors of personality.

After coming home from studying abroad, a grad student experienced frequent episodes of extremely watery diarrhea that resembled rice in water. The amount of fluid lost through the diarrhea caused severe dehydration. Gram negative curved rods were found in the stool. The disease was caused by what pathogen?

Which of the following would not be considered a vector?

This is the same situation as another question: During a six-month period, 239 cases of pneumonia occurred in a town of 300 people. A clinical case was defined as fever ≥39°C lasting >2 days with three or more symptoms (i.e., chills, sweats, severe headache, cough, aching muscles/joints, fatigue, or feeling ill). A laboratory-confirmed case was defined as a positive result for antibodies against Coxiella burnetii. Before the outbreak, 2000 sheep were kept northwest of the town. Of the 20 sheep tested from the flock, 15 were positive for C. burnetii antibodies. Wind blew from the northwest, and rainfall totals were much lower than each of the previous three years. In the above situation, what is the reservoir?

You are performing a chart review on a patient in the Outpatient setting and note the following medications on his med list:DiltiazemUltrammethylprednisolonealprazolam Which medication is indicated for pain management?

Which of the following medications is NOT typically administered via injection?

The nurse is planning care for a patient with cirrhosis. The patient’s laboratory results indicated a low vitamink K and elevated prothrombin time. Which intervention should the nurse implement? 

A nurse takes care of client with a colostomy bag ( pouch) understands that the pouch should be emptied when it reachs to this level of fullness:

The nuse is revewing a patient’s chart and notes the followwing: ” Poor elasticity and dry, thin skin noted.” The nurse recognizes this is a normal finding for which of these patient groups?

Please share learning points that you’ve learned from theory and able to apply to clinical practice related to each of  the following:1) integumentary system 2) hematologic and lymphatic systems 3) immune system 4) endocrine system 5) gastrointestinal system