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The nurse has attended an educational session about hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The nurse understands that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include which of the following? Select all that apply

A 3-year-old child has been diagnosed with otitis media. Ordered: Amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day Supplied: 250 mg/5mL Child’s Weight: 22 pounds  How many milliliters will you give daily?  ENTER NUMERIC ANSWER ONLY IN THE SPACE PROVIDED. ROUND TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.  

After crossing the icy Delaware River, George Washington’s army decisively defeated Hessians in the town of 

During the American Revolution, loyalists believed that

Patient order is Morphine Sulfate 4 mg IM by injection. Strength available is 10 mg/ml. How many ml will you give for the dose. Round your answer to the nearest tenth (e.g. 1.1). 

The battle of Saratoga was in

Doctor’s order is Versapen 22.5 mg/kg po. Strength available is Versapen oral suspension 225 mg/5 ml. Child’s weight is 38 pounds. How many ml will you give per dose? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (e.g. 1.1). 

Doctor’s order is Meperidine 1.1 mg/kg/dose po. Strength available is Meperidine syrup 25 mg/ml. The child’s weight is 77 pounds. How many ml will you give per dose? Round your answer to the nearest tenth (e.g. 1.1). 

Senator Fictional wants to reduce income inequality in the United States.  He proposes a bill that will more than double the federal minimum wage (from $7.25/hour to $15/hour).  With respect to reducing income inequality, discuss the possibilities (pros and cons) of this plan. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics published data on unemployment rates by demographic group for the fourth quarter of 2020.  These are provided in the table below.  Overall, the unemployment rate stood at 6.5% for all labor force participants 16 and over, so 1 in about 15.5 workers were jobless. As has historically been the case, the highest unemployment rate (currently 22.8%) is for 18-19 year old African American males, followed by 18-19 year old African American females (currently 20%).  Thus, among 18-19 year old African Americans, 1 in 4.4 males and 1 in 5 females has been unable to secure a job.  If Senator Fictional’s plan becomes law, whereby firms are required to pay twice the current rate for entry-level employees, discuss the likely impact on these workers in particular, both in the near-term and the longer-term.

One of the foundational principles of the economic way of thinking is that people respond to incentives.  Often, well-intentioned government policies have unintended consequences because of how the policy impacts incentives. With regard to income redistribution, how do taxes and transfers impact incentives?  What unintended consequences can we expect from these altered incentives?