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A nurse understands that a client NEEDS MORE education about mutations due to which of the following statements?

A 70-year-old client has a serum glucose level of 700 mg/dl, Arterial Blood Gas results: pH 7.35  CO2 38  HCO3 24, and NO ketones in the urine. The nurse should suspect which condition?

Jane and Marty run into each other at Whole Foods and start talking about Marty’s gardening business.  Marty says, “I charge $30 per hour for planting.  This weekend is prime planting time, so I’ll swing by your place on Saturday to start unless I hear from you otherwise.”  At that moment, Jane’s cell phone rings and she answers it, walking away from Marty.  She does not get in touch with Marty at all before Saturday.  On Saturday, when Marty shows up, Jane tells him she is not interested in his services.  Marty sues Jane for breach.  Which of the following is the result of the lawsuit?

Kavita owns a specialty Indian food market.  She purchases her spices from Shantanu’s Spices, a wholesaler.  On July 1, she and Shantanu create a written contract for the sale of “assorted spices to be identified later” in the amount of $700, due for delivery on August 15.  A week later, Kavita and Shantanu have a phone call during which they agree on the specific spices and units of each to be purchased.  Unfortunately, on July 23, Kavita decides to shut down her store in order to move across the country to care for her ailing mother.  She calls Shantanu to cancel the contract, and he sues her for breach.  Which of the following statements is accurate?    

Stuart and Carmen are best friends.  Stuart has always loved Carmen’s house and is delighted when Carmen offers to sell it to him for $1 million.  Stuart and Carmen create a written contract for the sale of the home and Stuart pays Carmen the required deposit.  Two weeks before the scheduled closing and property transfer, Carmen decides she can’t part with her house and breaks the news to Stuart.  She promptly returns his deposit and begs his forgiveness.  If Stuart sues Carmen for breach of contract, which remedies will be available to him?

Julia and Sidney are married.  One day, Sidney hands Julia a document that states as follows: “Julia hereby promises to do all dishes and laundry for the rest of our marriage.  In exchange, Sidney promises to take Julia out for dinner every Saturday night if he is in the mood to do so.”  Sidney tells Julia she must sign in the next fifteen seconds or Sidney will file for divorce.  Panicked at the prospect of losing such a catch, Julia signs the document.  She reads it over hours later and wants to disaffirm it.  Which of the following is true?

Julia and Sidney are married.  One day, Sidney hands Julia a document that states as follows: “Julia hereby promises to do all dishes and laundry for the rest of our marriage.  In exchange, Sidney promises to take Julia out for dinner every Saturday night if he is in the mood to do so.”  Sidney tells Julia she must sign in the next fifteen seconds or Sidney will file for divorce.  Panicked at the prospect of losing such a catch, Julia signs the document.  She reads it over hours later and wants to disaffirm it.  Which of the following is true?

Joanne goes to a garage sale where she finds jewelry for sale. She buys a handful of whatappears to be costume jewelry for her daughter to play with. She pays $5 for it. Later, afriend of Joanne happens to see the jewelry and discovers that one piece consists ofdiamonds and is worth about $2,000. Assume the seller of the jewelry never bothered toget an appraisal of the jewelry before putting it up for sale. If the seller of the jewelryseeks to rescind this contract, which of the following is true?  

Piper and Bailey are roommates.  They take turns paying the cable bill, so each is obligated to pay it every other month.  Bailey paid the cable bill in April.  In May, Piper gets tired of Bailey’s constant messiness, so she says “Bailey!  I can’t live in squalor anymore.  Would you PLEASE clean up your damn mess!”  Bailey looks up and asks, “What’s in it for me?”  Piper says, “If you agree to do your laundry, clean up your dishes, and scrub the bathroom, I’ll pay the cable bill for May.”  Bailey thinks it over and agrees to the deal.  Which of the following is true?

Which of the following contracts would be subject to the substantial performance standard?