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The nurse is explaining the impact of mutations. Which of the following statements about mutations is correct?

The patient is diagnosed with Gaucher disease, a disease that affects the function of the lysosomes. Which process would the nurse expect to be affected?

The study of the cause of a disease is referred to as the disease’s ______

She decided to do a high-level analysis of possible initiatives to reduce pipeline inventory investment in supplies shipped from abroad so she could identify potential candidates for her manager. Please indicate which, if any, of the strategies listed is a potential candidate to reduce pipeline inventory investment. Identify all the strategies that are candidates. Move from using 40 ft ocean containers to smaller more frequent shipments using 20 ft ocean containers [smallershipments] Move from Ocean transport to air transport, a faster mode [ocean-air] Move from relying on suppliers in India, Vietnam and China to relying on suppliers in Mexico, Canada and the US [near-shoring]

Choose the correct form of the –er and –ir verb to complete the sentences.   En su libro, él __________ a sus abuelos. (describir) _______

A client is admitted to the emergency department by ambulance after falling from a moving tractor. The client has large lacerations on the right forearm and hand, and x-rays demonstrate a fractured clavicle. A diagnosis of concussion is made, because the client does not remember what happened or about being transported to the hospital and is confused about present surroundings. Which of the following nursing diagnoses can be made for the client and managed independently by the staff nurse?

As you are securing the patient’s dressing, you observe broken skin in the periwound area. You realize that to protect the patient’s broken skin, the best action would be to do what?

The nurse considers the impact of shearing forces in the development of pressure injury in patients. Which patient would be most likely to develop a pressure injury from shearing forces? 

The importance of brokers in the real estate market is often overlooked. In the absence of a real estate broker, one would expect all of the following to be true EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements most correctly describes the utility of clinical laboratory assays for tumor markers?