Laura listens to one of 3 different podcasts while exercising. Podcast A is 15 minutes long, podcast B lasts 30 minutes, and podcast C is 90 minutes. Last month Laura listened to podcast A 19 times, podcast B 4 times, and podcast C 2 times. Briefly explain why the unweighted mean you computed above is different from the simple, unweighted mean. Note: No computations are required for this part. I simply am asking you to explain why the weighted mean is higher, lower, or about the same as the unweighted mean.

You are researching housing prices in a neighborhood of medium-sized older homes. Recently, a wealthy retiree moved into the neighborhood and built a massive new home. If you want a number that best reflects the representative home price in the neighborhood, would you choose the mean or the median price?  Pick one and explain/justify your choice.

For which reason should adequate hydration be maintained in a client with pneumonia?

Assume the average cantaloupe weighs 3 pounds, with a standard deviation of 0.75 pounds. Meanwhile, the average length of an action movie is 105 minutes, with a standard deviation of 14 minutes. ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS IN THE TEXT/RESPONSE BOX BELOW. SHOW AS MUCH OF YOUR WORK AS POSSIBLE. A) Compute the z-score for a cantaloupe weighing 5 pounds. Show 2 digits after the decimal. B) Compute the z-scroe for an action movie lasting 80 minutes. Show 2 digits after the decimal.

Suppose Netflix tracks the amount of time customers watch programming (in minutes) each day. This data would be …

A nurse is preparing to administer an IV fluid bolus of 500 mL 0.9% sodium chloride over 60 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) _______

A client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is prescribed oxygen @ 2 L/min. Which is the best method to administer oxygen to this client? 

The nurse is assigned to care for a client admitted to the hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which medication does the nurse anticipate to decrease this client’s risk for developing a respiratory infection?

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 500 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL suspension. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) _______

The mother of a 5-month-old baby who attends daycare, is concerned because the child has developed a runny nose, cough, and low-grade fever over the last few days. These symptoms are consistent with which condition?