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Which assessment is most important to perform prior to administering the first dose of levothyroxine?

Among all of the students enrolled at a small elementary school, 12 students, or 15% of them, are home sick with the flu. How many students are enrolled at the school?

A sample of 8 students who applied for admission to a college had the following ACT verbal scores:       26, 28, 30, 26, 24, 23, 28, 21. Using your calculator, find the standard deviation.

In the game below, a player spins the wheel and is awarded by the amount indicated by the pointer. It costs $4 to play the game. Calculate a player’s expected winnings.

The following statistics represent weekly employee salaries at a construction company. Use this data for Problems 10-12. Mean  $600 First Quartile  $560 Median  $590 Third Quartile  $625 Mode  $580 63rd Percentile  $610

A patient with cancer is prescribed ondansetron during chemotherapy.  The patient asks why this medication is given before meals.  Which response by the nurse would be correct?  “Ondansetron:

A patient has been taking metoclopramide for the past year and now reports uncontrolled movements of the face, lip smacking, and worm-like movements of the tongue.  Which is the priority nursing action?

Which statement made by a patient who is taking thyroid medication indicates that a higher dose may be required?

Your closet contains 4 hats, 3 coats, 3 pairs of boots, and 2 scarves. In how many different ways could you pick a hat, coat, pair of boots, and scarf to wear?

A patient taking tamsulosin asks the nurse how the medication works.  Which statement made by the nurse would be correct?  “This medication: