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 Answer the following questions that pertain to the scenario:  Eight-year-old Sarah is postop open reduction for a fracture to her right femur. It is the beginning of your shift the nurse performs an assessment on Sarah. She is screaming that ‘it hurts more and more” and that “something is pulling inside.” Her pin site is tender to the touch and erythematous and the toes on her right foot are cyanotic. What assessments would you perform to assess Sarah’s circulation? What would be a nursing diagnosis for Sarah? Given the signs and symptoms what do you as the nurse suspect is happening to Sarah ? What is your next intervention that needs to be done given the assessment findings?

A nursing student is reviewing neuromuscular disorders. The student understands neuromuscular are conditions that affect the muscles, nerves, and the communication between the two. Which of the following are neuromuscular disorders the student should be studying? Select all that apply

A pediatric nurse is preparing to administer ketorolac 0.5 mg/kg IV push every 6 hours to a school age child recovering from a humerus fracture, who weighs 30 kg.  How many mL should the nurse administer per dose if the pharmacy stocks the following in the pyxis?

Company GHI hotel has recently adopted a customer-centric strategy. Which metric would be most indicative of the success of this new strategy?

After receiving negative feedback on its customer service, Company JKL is determined to improve. What is the most effective first step?

Use​ Descartes’ rule of signs to determine the possible number of positive real zeros for the following function.​  a).

 What is the difference between a life cycle and a life history strategy?

 The dissolved oxygen potential of sea water ____________________ as water temperature and salinity decrease.

Briefly describe the different types of photophores found in bony fishes? What do they have in common and how are they distinctive?

A  ______________________ is the layer of fibrous connective tissue that separates individual muscle blocks within the lateral musculature of fishes.