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Our understanding of truth and morality is the result of a paradigm shift that occurred in response to several historical events and the ideas of various philosophers.  Which of the following statements describe the major events/philosophers contributing to that paradigm shift?

Use the following information to answer questions #13 and #14.   At change-of-shift, the nurse and certified nursing assistant (CNA) receive report on four patients with diabetes. Patient #1:  19-year old patient with Type 1 diabetes and possible Dawn Phenomenon whose most recent blood glucose was 230 mg/dL. Patient #2: 35-year old patient with Type 1 diabetes who has received discharge teaching and needs a blood glucose check before they leave. Patient #3:  60-year old patient with Type 2 diabetes admitted with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome who has poor skin turgor and elevated urine output. Patient #4: 68-year old patient with Type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy who reports burning foot pain and is due for pain medication.

We can make some general conclusions about the impact of the Enlightenment & its ideas on modern thinking about ethics and morality.  Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

Several philosophers contributed to the thinking that became known as the Enlightenment.  Which statement below is FALSE?

These are the furrows that cross the forehead and are caused by the actions of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Which type of formal organization is sometimes called a “voluntary association”?

Critics who claim that use of social media encourages a “shallow” culture point to research showing that use of social media encourages young women to __________.

Now that you are near the end of this course, please rate your ability to  communicate appropriate pathophysiologic and diagnostic study information utilized in clinical decision-making processes. 

The _____ muscle is a broad, flat, sheet of skeletal muscle with circular orientation of the fibers with a sphincter-like function that relaxes or tightens to open or close the eyelids.

People gain “media literacy” when they __________.