A nurse is assessing a patient with chronic glomerulonephritis who reports fatigue, swelling in the legs, and decreased urine output. The nurse notes the following findings: blood pressure 168/96 mmHg, heart rate 88 bpm, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, bilateral pitting edema in the lower extremities, and crackles in the lung bases. Laboratory results include a BUN of 38 mg/dL (normal range 7-20), creatinine of 3.2 mg/dL (normal range 0.7 – 1.3 mg/dL), and serum potassium of 6.2 mEq/L (normal range 3.5 – 5.0 mEq/L). Which assessment finding is the priority for the nurse to address?

When measured with a graduated glass cylinder, water makes a concave meniscus. Mercury, on the other hand, makes a convex meniscus (see image below). Why does it do this? 

Adding which of the following compounds to water would result in a solution with the highest boiling point? 

Consider the following graph of the willingness to pay for five people in the used book market.  consumer surplus 1.png What is the total consumer surplus in this market when the price for a book drops from $30 to $20?

You are one of the senior leaders of a mid-sized successful financial services company (Z Corp). You are pleased with recent results in your business unit; in fact, you’ve been just promoted to the executive committee.  One of your new EC colleagues suggests that while things are going well now, Z Corp doesn’t really have innovation embedded in its culture – “we have been innovative in the past, sure, but I’m not convinced it is really a key part of our DNA.”   Others on the EC think things are just fine – one colleague was adamant that “we are growing and are profitable; our DNA is to win!”  Given you are the most recent member of the EC and have (so far) seemed to be a neutral voice in this long-running debate within the group, the CEO asks you to develop a plan to increase the innovativeness of Z Corp.  The CEO made it clear that he is not expecting you identify new opportunities yourself; he is looking longer-term and wants a plan to ‘futureproof’ Z Corp success. a) What would say to get your skeptical colleague, who thinks ‘innovation culture’ is merely shorthand for sloppiness and undisciplined processes, as a supporter to your plan? b) What are the key planks in your plan to increase the innovation culture of Z Corp? And, how can you maximize the likelihood of success when implementing the plan?

A person you admire donates $100 to a particular charity. Therefore, it is in your best interest to donate money to that charity. 

In addition to the shrinking of the Aral Sea, the sea’s water became much saltier and now cannot sustain plant life.

The U.S. declared war on Italy and Germany in what year?

In the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev, education was aimed at

At the end of WW1, which of the following became British protectorates?