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The nurse is caring for a patient who is at risk for infection. Which action by the nurse indicates correct understanding about standard precautions? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is examining a 2-month-old infant and notices asymmetry of the infant’s gluteal folds. The nurse should assess for other signs of what disorder?

The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to do one-person jump rope. What does the nurse know that the shoulder must be able to do in order for one to be able to do one-person jump rope?

In which order will the nurse use the nursing process steps during the clinical decision-making process? 1. Evaluating goals2. Assessing patient needs3. Planning priorities of care4. Determining nursing diagnoses5. Implementing nursing interventions

Which of the following is NOT a technique that could be used to separate a mixture into its components?

If a hypothesis is falsifiable, it means that the hypothesis was once considered true but is now considered false.

If experimental results contradict a hypothesis, the hypothesis must be either revised or discarded.

Iron-56 contains ________ neutrons.

A dictionary has the following definition for a word: “A tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts.” Which of the following words best fits that definition?

A scientific law is a brief statement that summarizes past observations and predicts future ones.