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A 5.0 g piece of aluminum and a 10.0 g piece of iron are both heated to 100.0°C then dropped into 100. g of water at 23.7°C. What is the final temperature of the water after it has come to thermal equilibrium? specific heat capacity of iron = 0.45 J/g°C, aluminum = 0.90 J/g°C, and water= 4.184 J/g°C

Which of the following signs of q and w represent a process where the surroundings are doing work on the system, as well as the system losing heat to the surroundings?

What do you enjoy most about Fall?

What happened in March of 1937?

Our current classmate Julia Burling used to be a test engineer on the military program for the T55 Chinook helicopter engine. She recently learned about Apple’s rumored Augmented Reality glasses (iGlass) where you can access information via your glasses while on the move. Her first thought was “would they let us use those when we test fly our helicopters? ” but after coming to her senses her next thought was, “I wonder what pricing strategy I would adopt if I were to market these for Apple?” Using the Apple augmented glasses as an example, compare and contrast two pricing strategies that Apple could adopt for iGlass. From your answer it must be clear that you understand both strategies and why/when you might adopt either.

According to your professor, he thinks the greatest innovation that made the life of a woman easier was the advent of cheap or free public education. It got her out of the house and off of the farm and into the work force. 

A nurse is preparing to administer spironolactone to a patient with heart failure who is also taking furosemide. The patient asks, “Why do I need to take two different diuretics?” What is the nurse’s best response?  

A nurse is performing a respiratory assessment on a 4-hour-old newborn delivered via cesarean section at 38 weeks gestation. The nurse observes the following findings: respiratory rate of 72 breaths/min, nasal flaring, intercostal retractions, and grunting sounds with expiration. The newborn’s oxygen saturation is 88% on room air. What is the priority nursing action?  

A 72-year-old male patient underwent a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and has continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) running. You are calculating the patient’s intake and output for your 12-hour shift (7 AM – 7 PM). His IV of D5W ran at 75 mL/hr for the shift.  His breakfast intake is 8 oz orange juice and 6 oz coffee. At lunch he drinks 12 oz water and eats 4 oz of gelatin. At dinner he drinks 6 oz tea. His CBI irrigation is 3000 mL normal saline. His urinary drainage bag was emptied at 3 PM and had 1500 mL of  light pink urine in it. And the urinary drainage bag was emptied at 7 PM with 2400 mL of light pink urine. The patient had one episode of 150 mL of emesis. Calculate the patient’s total intake [intake1], urine output [output2] and fluid balance [fluidbalance3] for the shift.  Enter numerical values only  

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient who underwent a ureterostomy. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?