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7 people were surveyed. The following chart represents the number of books read and candy bars consumed by each person during the spring semester.  Number of books read Candy bars consumed 3 9 5 1 2 7 3 6 4 5 5 4 1 10 (a) Sketch a scatterplot on your scratch paper. A rough sketch is fine, showing the basic shape. Did you do this? [check] (b) Calculate the best fit line. Round to two decimal places.

40% of workers have taken their vacation time by July. Suppose 75 workers are selected at random. Show your calculator steps on parts b and c on your scratch paper. (a) What is the expected number of workers that have taken their vacation time by July? [mean] (b) Find the probability that exactly 28 workers have taken their vacation time by July. Round to three decimal places. [28] (c) Find the probability that at most 35 workers have taken their vacation time by July. Round to three decimal places. [35]  

Answer the following based on a normal distribution with a

A nurse needs to administer an intradermal injection to a client. Which of the following is the most common site for administering an intradermal injection?

Mary Jones was just diagnosed with pneumonia and her provider has ordered ceftriaxone 250 mg IM.   Which of the following questions is it most important for the nurse to ask Mary prior to giving this injection?

A client has been prescribed metoprolol (Lopressor) 12.5 mg po b.i.d. At the small, rural hospital where the client is being treated, this drug is only available in 50 mg tablets. How many tablets will the client receive in any given 24-hour period?

A nurse uses a catheter to collect a sterile urine specimen from a client at a health care facility. The catheter will be removed immediately after the specimen is obtained. Which type of catheter should the nurse use?

After administering medication to a client subcutaneously, the nurse removes the needle at the same angle at which it was inserted. Which of the following explains the nurse’s action?

A nurse is reviewing the previous medical history of a new client and is cross-referencing the client’s pre-admission medication regimen with her current medication orders. The nurse reads that the client was taking ginseng on a regular basis, but another nurse is adamant that this is not considered to be a “medication”. The nurse should be aware that a medication is defined as

A nurse needs to combine two different prescribed drugs in a syringe and then administer them to a client. Which of the following precautions should the nurse take when preparing and administering these drugs?