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Currently, the earliest “age of viability” occurs around ____ weeks after conception.

Guillermo spends times each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in                 .

In Schacter’s (1959) study on need for affiliation (this was discussed in class, and demonstrated by a short video), how was participant anxiety manipulated? 

Suppose you are interested in whether an unhealthy diet during pregnancy increases the likelihood of birth defects. In this case, which research method would be ethical to choose?

A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of schizophrenia. This is an example of a(n)                 .

the sign (positive or negative) of a correlation coefficient is based on whether

As mentioned in your reading “DRI: A Summary in Table Form”,  the research behind the DRI was used to develop three convenient, research-based tools that YOU can use to stay healthy.  Choose the one below that is NOT one of the research-based tools mentioned:

A 80-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with dehydration and a possible urinary tract infection. The patient is given 750 mL normal saline via IV. The patient begins coughing and asks for the head of the bed to be raised so they can breathe better. The nurse assesses the patient and notices jugular vein distention and an increased respiratory rate. Based on this assessment data, the nurse interprets the findings as: 

A patient with congestive heart failure is receiving 0.9% Normal Saline at 100 mL/hr. Which assessment finding would require the nurse to contact the healthcare provider immediately?

A nurse caring for a patient who has been receiving diuretics suspects that the patient is experiencing a fluid volume deficit. Which assessment finding would the nurse note in a patient with this condition?