A 25-year-old woman in her fifth month of pregnancy has a blood pressure of 100/70 mm Hg. In reviewing her previous examination, the nurse notes that her blood pressure in her second month was 124/80 mm Hg. In evaluating this change, what does the nurse know to be true?

The nurse is caring for a 47-yr-old female patient who is comatose and is receiving continuous enteral nutrition through a soft nasogastric tube. The nurse notes the presence of new crackles in the patient’s lungs. In which order will the nurse take action?  a. Check the patient’s oxygen saturation.b. Notify the patient’s health care provider.c. Measure the tube feeding residual volume.d. Stop administering the continuous feeding.

Diversification reduces reinvestment rate risk.

In order to sell securities to the general public, a mutual fund must register its securities and prepare a prospectus detailing its objectives and costs to investors.

Contributions to a Roth IRA are not tax-deductible.

A diversified portfolio requires the securities of at least fifty firms.

Pension plans permit investors to defer income tax.

The larger the rate of interest, the smaller is the future value of a dollar.

The negative relationship between interest rates and securities prices is the source of interest rate risk.

The “load” fee charged by a mutual fund is paid when the shares are sold.