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A female patient is given a prescription of isotretinoin (Amnesteem), an anti-acne agent, for severe recalcitrant cystic acne. With which patient statement does the nurse recognize that additional teaching is needed? 

When it is costly or impossible to exclude someone who hasn’t paid to use a particular good from using it, then that good is classified as being  

Assume that the demand for a product is given by the equation: The demand equation is:P = 100 – 5Qd The supply equation is:P = 20 + 5Qs Using the equilibrium condition  solve the equations to find the equilibrium price. Enter you answer as to the nearest hundredth (0.00) number with no annotations

The patient is to receive a transfusion of 3 units (250 mL/unit) packed red blood cells.  All units are to be infused over 8 hours.  The tubing factor is 10 gtt/mL.  What is the infusion rate in gtt/min? Document your answer to a whole number. [number1] gtt/min

The patient is to receive a heparin infusion at 1,200 units/hour.  The heparin concentration is 20,000 units per 250 mL of normal saline.  At how many mL/hr should the pump be set? Document your answer to a whole number. [number1] mL/hr

34 Sales of frozen pizza for a club fund-raiser increased from 500 one year to 665 the next year. What was the percent of increase?

A patient wearing contact lenses complains that her right eye hurts and is watering profusely.  The nurse suspects the cornea may be scratched and anticipates the use of which ophthalmic agent?

The patient has an antibiotic 3 grams in 500 mL NS IVPB q 24 hours.  It is to be infused over 4 hours.  At how many mL/hr should the pump be set Document your answer to a whole number. [number1] mL/hr

What are the difficulties and dilemmas of anti-mafia consciousness raising? (max. 100 words)

A 61-year-old receives a shingles vaccine.  For which events should she be taught to call her healthcare provider immediately? Select all that apply. (Choose 3.)