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A nurse is providing education about the potential side effects of risperidone to a parent of a child with autism spectrum disorder. Which side effect should the nurse emphasize?

During a follow-up visit, a patient taking lamotrigine reports the development of a rash. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

During a follow-up visit, a client on fluoxetine reports experiencing difficulty with sexual function. Which intervention should the nurse recommend to manage this side effect?

A nurse is educating a client starting on amitriptyline for major depression. The nurse emphasizes that the medication’s therapeutic effects may take time to manifest. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further education?

HIV is NOT considered an STI.

____ is the developmental period during which romantic relationships typically first emerge.

STIs stands for

Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia are types of?

Calculate the percent change in homicide from 2019 to 2020 for Alabama and the U.S. (give your answer to 2 decimal places)   2019 2020 Percent Change Alabama 7.3 9.6   United States 5.1 6.5  

 Your job as the research director in the Alabama Department of Youth Services is to advise the Director which policies to follow. In the past, you have heard that some institutions have had as many as 80 disturbances in a year.  The average number of disturbances (riots, stabbings, fights, etc.) per year per institution, though, is 37, with a standard deviation of 6.  The distribution is normal.  Answer the following questions.   a) What is the z-score for an institution that had 40 disturbances in one year?  What does this z-score indicate?   b) You want to give raises to the wardens in the prisons that have disturbances in the bottom 10% of the distribution, and fire the wardens in prisons in the top 10%.  What number of disturbances will be the cut-off for each of these decisions?   c) What is the probability that an institution would have 40 or fewer disturbances?   d) What is the probability that an institution would have 36 or more disturbances?