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The defendant was on trial for driving while intoxicated and injuring a pedestrian. The pedestrian claimed that the defendant was driving the car; however, the defendant’s spouse testified at trial that she had been driving the car at the time of the accident and had not consumed any alcohol that evening. In response, the prosecution calls a friend of the defendant’s spouse to testify that the spouse told the friend that she and the defendant had changed seats in the car after the incident and that she remained in the driver’s seat until the police arrived.  Is the testimony admissible?

The statutes of a state define the following crimes (with the most serious listed first):  First degree murder—Premeditated or intentional killing. Felony murder—Killing while in the act of committing a common law felony. Second degree murder—Killing with reckless disregard for the safety of others. Manslaughter—Killing with adequate provocation or through criminal negligence. A competitive camp counselor who was determined to have her team win a relay race decided to put a colorless and odorless drug into the other teams’ water bottles. The counselor wanted the other teams to become sick to their stomachs so that they could not run as fast in the race. The counselor knew that people could become very ill, or even die, if they consumed too large a quantity of the drug but she only intended to place a small amount in each water bottle. The day before the race, the counselor went into the nurse’s office and took a bottle of the drug. The next day she woke up early and went to the cafeteria to put small quantities of the drug into the other teams’ water bottles. She unintentionally put a large amount in a few of the water bottles. Several campers became extremely ill and one eventually died. What is the most serious crime for which the counselor may be convicted?

Congress authorized an oil sand refining plant to be built on federal park land within a state. The refinery was built in compliance with federal pollution regulations. However, the plant did not comply with the more restrictive standards the state enacted to better protect state citizens from pollution associated with refineries. Therefore, a state inspector refused to give the plant’s manager a permit to run the refinery. The refinery manager, a federal employee, nevertheless began to run the refinery and was fined by the state.  Which of the following is the manager’s best defense against imposition of the fine?

A 52-year-old client is admitted with severe epigastric pain, hematemesis, and melena. The client reports a history of chronic NSAID use for osteoarthritis. The nurse suspects a bleeding peptic ulcer. Which nursing action should the nurse take first?

Charlie is a 29 year old Asian male who has been receiving aggressive chemotherapy for the past 2 months for a type of leukemia. He has lost 16 lbs. due to persistent nausea and vomiting despite the judicious use of anti-nausea/vomiting medications during this time. Charlie is admitted to the medical floor due to dehydration. His physician has decided to start parenteral nutrition via his implanted catheter in order to get Charlie through his next 2 rounds of chemotherapy because his prognosis for a cure is excellent. A consult for nutrition support has been ordered. MIV @ 120 mL/hr w/20 mEq Kcl. Complete a nutrition assessment.    Ht: 5’11”          Current weight:  159 lbs.              Weight 3 months ago: 175 lbs. Nutrition-focused physical exam: temporal wasting, ribs apparent, prominent bony shoulders, clavicles, and knees. No sign of edema. Current labs: Sodium: 138 (135-145)     Potassium: 4.5 (3.5-5.5)             Chloride: 104 (99-112) Bicarb: 24 (22-29)             Glucose: 96 (65-99)                    BUN: 9 (8-24)                Creatinine: 0.8 (0.6-1.1)   WBC: 5 (4-11)                   Phosphate: 2.6 (2.5-4.5)             Mg: 1.6 (1.5-2.5)           Triglycerides: 195   (

Jess has been on PN for the past 10 days. The following labs were from a blood draw this morning at 6 am. His PN is running at a goal rate of 85 mL/hour and he has a MIV running at 40 mL/hr. He has also been receiving other fluids from IV antibiotics and he received several fluid boluses yesterday due to a low blood pressure.   Current weight: 95 kg              Weight on admit: 87 kg (25 days ago)         I/Os: 4000/2800 (past 24 hrs) Temperature: 38.7° (101.6° F)    Fingersticks: 220 (6 u), 200 (6 u), 195 (4 u), 200 (6 u) Sodium: 135 (135-145)     Potassium: 5.4 (3.5-5.5)     Chloride: 100 (99-112) Bicarb: 26 (22-29)             Glucose: 240 (65-99)          BUN: 15 (8-24)           Creatinine: 0.9 (0.6-1.1)   WBC: 12.9 (4-11)              Phosphate: 4.5 (2.5-4.5)     Mg: 1.9 (1.5-2.5) Which of the following changes would you recommend regarding his PN?

Charlie is a 29 year old Asian male who has been receiving aggressive chemotherapy for the past 2 months for a type of leukemia. He has lost 16 lbs. due to persistent nausea and vomiting despite the judicious use of anti-nausea/vomiting medications during this time. Charlie is admitted to the medical floor due to dehydration. His physician has decided to start parenteral nutrition via his implanted catheter in order to get Charlie through his next 2 rounds of chemotherapy because his prognosis for a cure is excellent. A consult for nutrition support has been ordered. MIV @ 120 mL/hr w/20 mEq KCl.  Ht: 5’11”          Current weight:  159 lbs.              Weight 3 months ago: 175 lbs. Nutrition-focused physical exam: temporal wasting, ribs apparent, prominent bony shoulders, clavicles, and knees. No sign of edema. Current labs: Sodium: 138 (135-145)     Potassium: 4.5 (3.5-5.5)             Chloride: 104 (99-112) Bicarb: 24 (22-29)             Glucose: 96 (65-99)                    BUN: 9 (8-24)                Creatinine: 0.8 (0.6-1.1)   WBC: 5 (4-11)                   Phosphate: 2.6 (2.5-4.5)             Mg: 1.6 (1.5-2.5)       Triglycerides: 195   (

Charlie is a 29 year old Asian male who has been receiving aggressive chemotherapy for the past 2 months for a type of leukemia. He has lost 16 lbs. due to persistent nausea and vomiting despite the judicious use of anti-nausea/vomiting medications during this time. Charlie is admitted to the medical floor due to dehydration. His physician has decided to start parenteral nutrition via his implanted catheter in order to get Charlie through his next 2 rounds of chemotherapy because his prognosis for a cure is excellent. A consult for nutrition support has been ordered. MIV @ 120 mL/hr w/20 mEq Kcl. Current labs: Sodium: 138 (135-145)     Potassium: 4.5 (3.5-5.5)             Chloride: 104 (99-112) Bicarb: 24 (22-29)             Glucose: 96 (65-99)                    BUN: 9 (8-24)                Creatinine: 0.8 (0.6-1.1)   WBC: 5 (4-11)                   Phosphate: 2.6 (2.5-4.5)             Mg: 1.6 (1.5-2.5)           Triglycerides: 195   (

Go to the GradeScope link in the D2L folder under Content->Exams->Exam 5 to submit your PDF solutions.  I have uploaded my solution to the submission folder indicated above.

Using your own words, describe the difference between temporal and spatial summation.