What is one similarity and one difference between wet mount and hanging drop set-ups?

A client enters the emergency department and reports severe chest pain.  A 12 lead ECG report indicates ST elevation.  Which test or procedure should the nurse anticipate to be ordered FIRST to confirm the diagnosis of an acute myocardial infarction?

What is the colonial morphology (shape) of the bacterial colony in the picture above?

a) Describe the cellular structure that is responsible for allowing certain species to be acid fast. b) What color shows positive for the acid fast stain?

The nurse cares for a client admitted for suspected acute pericarditis.  How should the nurse assess for a pericardial friction rub?

You completed a serial dilution of a soil sample to investigate the types of bacteria within the sample. Is the below statement TRUE or FALSE?   If you choose an isolated colony that is uniform in appearance (color, margin, elevation etc.) from one of your diluted agar plates, you will always see one type of cellular morphology when gram stained. Therefore, isolated colonies are always considered pure cultures. 

The Gram stain divides microorganisms into two groups, purple vs. pink, on the basis of differences in the

a) What is the name of the most widely studied phage?  b) What is the genus and species name of the bacteria it can infect?

BONUS QUESTION (UP TO 4 POINTS). DO NOT ATTEMPT IT UNTIL ALL REQUIRED QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN CO   Briefly define the meaning of “value” in lean construction and the reasons for its importance. Provide a brief example of how it influences a project and state why it does so.

The health care provider prescribes dobutamine (Dobutrex) to infuse at 5 mcg/kg/min.  The medication label reads “dobutamine 500 mg in 250 ml D5W.”  The client weights 202 pounds.  Calculate the initial IV pump setting in mL/hr. (Round to the nearest whole number when calculations are complete).