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A nursing instructor has finished presenting information to a group of nursing students on the factors that influence the grieving process. Which statement by a student would indicate a need for further education?

Problem #2 through #6 will be completed by hand. Please complete the problem by printing the prepared exam calculations sheets (otherwise complete problems on your own sheet of paper) (this is the document found under the starter question), scan your solutions, and submit one (1) cohesive PDF of all problems, in-order, to the Canvas Online Exam under the starter question. Problem #5 – Combined Stress Analysis (15 points, 4 parts) A W14x61 wide-flange section made of A633 structural steel is used as a simply supported beam with a span length of 14 ft. The beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of 18.1 kips/ft (which includes the self-weight of the beam) and an axial compressive force of 50 kips. Show all work and any assumptions clearly. Complete the following: Part A (3 points): Find the axial stress in the beam. Part B (3 points): Calculate the maximum bending moment in the beam. Part C (4 points): Calculate the bending stress in the beam. Part D (5 points): Calculate the total combined stress at the top and bottom of the flange.  

The hospice nurse is caring for a client with lung cancer. The client’s daughter states, “My mom isn’t happy with anything I do for her. She is constantly yelling at me.” The nurse understands that the client is in which stage of grief according to Kübler-Ross?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The patient expresses disbelief and states, “This can’t be happening to me – I feel fine!” Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?

Per Kubler-Ross, which stage of grief is a client who is terminally ill displaying when she states that she is going to a clinic for acupuncture?

A client whose arm was amputated after a motor vehicle accident is in shock by the loss. Which intervention would be most appropriate for the nurse to implement for this client?

A nurse is caring for a client whose husband died over 4 years ago. The nurse suspects that the client has abnormal grief. Which assessment finding would support this?

The following offspring are recovered: F r u      130 f R u      110 f r u       20 F R u     450 f R U     130 f r U       450 F R U     20 F r U      110   What is the correct order of these genes?    

In a given population of Drosophila, curly wings (c ) is recessive to the wild-type condition of straight wings (c+ ). You isolate a population of 35 curly winged flies, 70 flies that are heterozygous for straight wings, and 45 that are homozygous for straight wings. What is the frequency of alleles in this population?  

A patient is admitted to the hospice inpatient care center with a pain crisis. Her husband tells the nurse to refrain from giving more pain medication because it is making her too sleepy. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?