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You have arrived on the scene of a motorcycle MVA to find a single patient that was thrown from her bike and lying unconscious and unresponsive on the side of the road 30 ft from her motorcycle. The patient presents with pale, cool, and sweaty skin. She has a weak carotid pulse of 130 beats per minute and a respiratory rate of 6, with agonal respirations. Her lung sounds are clear in all fields. Her blood pressure is 84/60, and your rapid trauma exam reveals abrasions to her head, arms, legs with a distended and hot abdomen. You are the only resource on the scene with a crew of two and the only paramedic. The police department is asking for you to wait till they can get driver information for a potential violation to be issued. There are two hospitals in the area, a level 3 trauma hospital 3 minutes away and a level 2 trauma hospital 12 minutes away.Select the two most accurate statements regarding this patient’s condition:

You have arrived on the scene of a fall to find a 52-year-old patient that has fallen down a flight of stairs (approximately 15 hard wood steps). The patient presents with pink, warm, and dry skin. She has a weak radial pulse of 80 beats per minute and a respiratory rate of 12, with shallow respirations. Her SPO2 is 97% and ETCO2 is 36 mmHg. Her blood pressure is 88/40, and your rapid trauma exam reveals abrasions to her head, arms, and legs with no obvious fractures or bleeding. Her husband states that he heard her fall and came into the room immediately finding her confused and unable to get up. Husband reports that the patient’s only medication is Lisinopril for hypertension. She weighs 130 lbs. There are two hospitals in the area, a level 3 trauma hospital 5 minutes away and a level 1 trauma hospital 15 minutes away.Given her presentation, select the two most accurate statements:

Provide an example of evolution of a native species in response to pressure by an invasive species.

What three broad categories of services are impacted by invasives as described by Pejchar and Mooney (Invasive species, ecosystem services and human well-being, 2009)?  Give an example of how each service is impacted by a non-native species.

Briefly describe the Novel Weapons Hypothesis. (Keep is simple – There’s no need to describe how it relates to the Evolution of Reduced Competitive Ability Hypothesis)

Briefly explain what hybridization is and its role in invasions/invasive species.

When measuring dispersal, why must sampling effort increase with increasing distance from the source population?

The nursing instructor is discussing the dimensions of the community as the client. The instructor recognizes that the students understand the teaching when they identify which concepts are used to identify the health of a community?

What is the best strategy to ensure culturally competent care?

A nurse is performing triage during a disaster. Assessment reveals that the victim is unconscious and has signs of internal bleeding. The nurse would categorize this victim using which color?