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What is used to put the final shine on orthodontic study casts?

The manager of a large company is interested in the commute times of her employees. She randomly selects 32 employees and finds an average commute time of 25 minutes, with a standard deviation of 5 minutes. (When needed, round to 3 decimals.)   a. What is the point estimate of the population mean commute time? [a] b. Construct a 90% confidence interval for the population mean commute time for this company’s employees (input your interval as “(a, b)”, where a is the lower limit and b is the upper limit of the interval) [b] c. Interpret the interval from part a (write out a sentence and be specific): We are 90% confident that [c]

The client with pulmonary embolism will be discharged on daily warfarin. Upon reviewing the laboratory results, the nurse identifies that the INR is 4.2.  What action will the nurse take?

A local news station is interested in the proportion of local residents that regularly get their news source from them rather than on the internet. A researcher randomly selects 170 residents, and found that 45 use the local news station for their news source. (Round to 3 decimal places.)   a. Calculate a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of all local residents that use the local news station for their news source (input your interval as “(a, b)”, where a is the lower limit and b is the upper limit of the interval) [a] b. Interpret the interval from part a (write out a sentence and be specific): We are 95% confident that [b] c. How many local residents need to be sampled in order to estimate the proportion to within 2% with 99% confidence? [c]

Suppose 73% of Americans watch at least 28 hours of TV each week. A random sample of 20 Americans was selected. (Round to 3 decimal places.)   a. Find the probability that exactly 18 of those sampled watch at least 28 hours of TV each week. [a] b. Find the probability that more than 17 of those sampled watch at least 28 hours of TV each week. [b] c. Find the expected number of Americans that watch at least 28 hours of TV each week. [c]

What is used to temporally hold the fixed lingual arch wire in position while soldering the wire to the molar bands?

A child is diagnosed with type A influenza after complaining of fever, chills, and muscle aches for 24 hours. The nurse anticipates which treatment order? 

The client with ulcerative colitis (UC) is started on sulfasalazine.  The nurse overhears the client talking with family members about this medication and recognizes the need for more teaching when the client says which statement? 

What does the term “normal occlusion” refer to in orthodontics?

Which of the following clasp types is expressly recommended for providing retention on primary teeth or for teeth that may not be fully erupted?