Which of the following are “Ending Steps” after providing care for a resident? 

The nursing assistant does not return to the unit after their scheduled break. What is this an example of? 

While ambulating a resident with a gait belt, the resident becomes unsteady and begins falling.  What should the nursing assistant do to minimize injury to the resident? 

An incident report needs to be completed when which of the following occurs? 

The home health aide observes the home environment for safety issues. Which of the following is an example of a risk for home safety? 

The nursing assistant observes an area on the resident’s arm that is warm, red, and tender to touch. What is the appropriate response by the nursing assistant? 

Prior to getting out of bed, the nursing assistant has instructed the resident to dangle and not stand up too quickly.  What is the purpose of dangling? 

Scenario 2 – “Yeast on Caffeine” (10 points) A bakery yeast strain grows poorly unless caffeine is added. Geneticists suspect a mutation in the PDE1 gene, which encodes a phosphodiesterase that terminates cAMP signaling. Normally, phosphodiesterase lowers cAMP levels, thereby [1] Researchers find the PDE1 promoter heavily methylated only in caffeine‑dependent yeast. This suggests [2] Which event happens to yeast PDE1 pre‑mRNA before export to the cytoplasm? [3] To clone the wild‑type PDE1 gene, scientists cut the gene and a plasmid with EcoRI (GAATTC). EcoRI creates sticky ends because it [4] Sequencing the mutant gene reveals an early stop codon. In Sanger sequencing, incorporation of a dideoxy‑GTP stops elongation because it [5]

Scenario 1 – “Muscle‑Twitch Mice” (10 Points) A colony of lab mice has begun displaying sudden, short bursts of running whenever a loud sound occurs. Researchers discover a dominant allele T that encodes a hyperactive epinephrine receptor in skeletal‑muscle cells.   Which change most directly explains the mice’s behavior? [1] Hyper‑activity of this receptor would first increase the activity of which enzyme inside the muscle cell? [2] To verify that the T allele produces a longer receptor protein, what step follows transcription of the T mRNA?[3] If skeletal‑muscle cells alone express the epinephrine‑receptor gene, which explanation is most consistent? [4] Researchers design primers flanking a 180 bp region that includes the T mutation. After PCR and agarose‑gel analysis they expect the mutant allele to show: [5]

Use the special form of Hess’s law and given ∆H°f of the reactants and products to calculate the heat for the reaction (∆H°rxn)  of methane with oxygen:  CH4 (g) + 2 O2(g) CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)   ∆H°f, methane (g) -74.60 kJ/mol ∆H°f, water (l) -285.8 kJ/mol ∆H°f, carbon dioxide (g) -393.5 kJ/mol