A 65 y/o patient arrives in the office as a follow up for treatment of a newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease. As the  APRN, you know the first drug choice is a Cholinesterase inhibitor. All of these are choices to prescribe EXCEPT?

In the box provided, give an example of a bound morpheme. 

After working up a patient in the office for Schizophrenia, you’ve determined to FGAs (First Generation Agents), have not be effective in your patient’s treatment. Therefore, you’re now going to consider a FGA Conventional atypical antipsychotic.  However, you are aware that all of the following EXCEPT what, should be consider when prescribing?

A 20 carbon fatty acid will provide the following number of ATP from beta oxidation only? 

I have a 2.5 billion-year-old rock. When it formed, it didn’t have any Argon-40, but it contained Potassium-40. What is the ratio of Argon-40:Potassium-40 in it today, if I were to measure it in the lab?  (Use the figure below to work out your answer, you will not need to perform a calculation).

“StyleVerse,” a clothing boutique, is considering launching an e-commerce website to complement their physical store. They believe this online presence will expand their customer base and increase sales. However, they need to conduct a feasibility analysis to determine if this expansion is financially sound. What would you look for in feasibility analysis?

An electronics manufacturing company produces circuit boards using the four-step sequential process shown below. There is a single employee at each step. Step Processing Time per Circuit Board Component install 2 minutes Solder 2.5 minutes Inspection 1.5 minutes Test 3 minutes Assume demand is unlimited. To which step should an additional employee be assigned to increase process capacity? Hint: this question basically asks who is the bottle neck in a different way. By definition, bottle neck is the resource with lowest capacity. Who has the lowest capacity? – the one with longest processing time. This question actually does not require calculations.

“GreenThumb Gardens,” a landscaping company, is considering developing a mobile app that allows customers to easily book landscaping services, receive personalized gardening tips, and track their lawn care progress. They believe this app could give them a competitive edge and attract new customers. What would you look for in feasibility analysis?

Cycle time is the time between when an order is placed and when it is completed. Hint: check the definition of cycle time from textbook or in-class worksheet. Both Paul and Miles addressed this in class.

An electronics manufacturing company produces circuit boards using the four-step sequential process shown below. There are three machines for component install, two machines for solder, one machine for inspection, and three machines for test. Step Processing Time per Circuit Board Component install 2 minutes Solder 2.5 minutes Inspection 1.5 minutes Test 4 minutes What is the utilization of the resource “component install” if demand is unlimited? Hint: this is the question revealed in class. So, you should have an answer now.