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A newly discovered species of dung beetle has 2n = 24 chromosomes. It mates with a closely related beetle species that has 2n = 26 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would there be in an triploid beetle produced from this cross (Provide all possible answers & explain how you got them)?

An 80 year old patient has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of heart failure exacerbation with fluid overload. Match the following nursing interventions as acceptable or contraindicated for delivery of safe and competent nursing care. 

The nurse is preparing to administer amiodarone (Cordarone) IV. The nurse should assure that which of the following is in use at this time?

Which laboratory diagnostic test will be most useful to the nurse in determining whether a patient admitted with acute shortness of breath has heart failure?

A patient has arrived for a scheduled hemodialysis session. Which nursing action is most appropriate for the registered nurse to delegate to a dialysis technician?

The nurse is discussing care coordination with a patient. The patient asks the nurse to explain care coordination. What is the nurse’s best response?

The most appropriate  intervention for the below rhythm is

Skip is watching the news one night when he begins to think about his day at work and a conversation he had with a coworker. As he replays that conversation over again, he becomes unaware of the news on the television. Suddenly, he snaps back to alertness and realizes that 15 minutes have passed. Skip was experiencing

Janet is an ambitious college student who plans to apply for graduate school and is very concerned about her academic performance. She always tries to get a good night’s sleep because she believes that neural connections underlying learning are strengthened during sleep. Janet subscribes to the __________ theory of sleep.

In one study, hypnotized participants asked to drain color from colored images showed diminished activity in the visual cortex regions associated with color. This did not occur with participants who were not hypnotized. Which theory of hypnosis is supported by this result?