Adjacent span loading is the common loading pattern for determining maximum shear at the supports between the loaded spans due to dead load.

The daughter of an older, confused female patient reports that her mother is having urinary incontinence several times each day. What will the APRN do initially?

A beam has dimensions of b = 20 in., h = 10 in., and d = 7.5 in. and is reinforced with 4 No. 7 bars. The concrete strength is 4,700 psi, and the yield strength of the reinforcement is 60,000 psi. If the depth of the neutral axis is c = 2.211 in., does the reinforcement yield?

Find the limit of the function by using direct substitution. (6 points)  

Simply supported beams loaded with only gravity loads develop tension cracks along the bottom of the beam.

Find an explicit rule for the nth term of a geometric sequence where the second and fifth terms are 5 and 625, respectively. (5 points)

Shortness of breath is described as difficulty breathing. The condition of a sudden shortness of breath that usually occurs after 2-4 hours of sleep and leads to sudden awakening followed by a feeling of severe anxiety and breathlessness is described as:

A patient is seen frequently over a 9-month period with somatic complaints that are not related to physical disease. You, this patient’s primary care provider, note that the patient has had a 15% weight loss in the previous 2 months and the patient reports difficulty sleeping. The spouse tells the you that the patient seems tired all the time and is irritable with other family members. What will you do initially?

Write the sum using summation notation, assuming the suggested pattern continues. 3 – 15 + 75 – 375 + … (5 points)

Given that P = (-5, 5) and Q = (-13, 10), find the component form and magnitude of 2 . (5 points)