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How did America acquire the territories of California and New Mexico?

“Temperance” crusaders were concerned about the problems related to _________.

What consequences did Manifest Destiny have in the mid-19th century?

A 6-year-old child is admitted to the burn unit with partial- and full-thickness burns over 30% of the body. For which complication would the nurse assess during the first 48 hours?

The nurse is caring for a child that presents with a rash on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The child history includes a fever and mouth sores. Which type of precautions will the nurse place the patient in?

A trauma patient’s condition has deteriorated. The nurse notes changes in patient’s condition, including tracheal shift, absence of breath sounds on the left side, and hypotension. The nurse suspects that the patient has developed which complication?

The CEO of a water bottle company sent a memo on March 1 to various scientists stating that the first scientist to design and submit a water bottle made from 100% biodegradable materials would receive a $100,000 prize.  The memo stated that the water bottle needed to be submitted to the company by September 1 in order to be considered for the prize.  In response to the memo, an environmental scientist sent a letter to the CEO on March 15 stating that he accepted the CEO’s offer to create the water bottle and that he intended to submit one by September 1. The scientist incurred $2,000 in expenses in preparation to begin experiments on making a biodegradable water bottle.  On April 1, the CEO sent another memo to the scientists stating that the company was no longer interested in a 100% biodegradable water bottle.  The scientist subsequently sued the water company to recover the $2,000 he spent in preparation to begin experiments.      Will he recover this amount?

A nurse assesses the left plantar reflexes of an adult patient and notes the response shown in the photograph below:  Which action would the nurse take next?

When you begin the shift, you note that your patient has a heparin infusion (25,000 units/500 mL NS) running at 20 mL/hr. How many units per hour is the patient receiving?

On the day testator’s valid will was executed he owned three cars.  One of the will’s dispositive provisions reads, “I leave my 1974 AMC Gremlin automobile to Bill Williams.”  Before testator died, the Gremlin was sold and all the proceeds placed in a separate bank account.  At death, testator owned the two other cars and the bank account.  Which one of the following is most likely?