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What are rain shadows? - a region having little rainfall because it is sheltered from prevailing rain-bearing winds by a range of hills. What are Koppen classes? - Climate classifications with five main groups, each group having several types and sub-types. (A, B, C, D, E). What is "A"? (Köppen Climate Classification System) - Tropical moist climate, all months have average temperature above 18°C What is "B"? (Köppen Climate Classification System) - Dry climate, with deficient prec...

Why are interception and infiltration important? - Interception - Precipitation 'intercepted' before reaching soil, reduces soil erosion and soil "plugging". Infiltration - Initial movement of water into the soil, Infiltration rate: Max rate of flow into soil, If rainfall intensity is greater than infiltration rate: Runoff (flooding) What is evapotranspiration? - Combined water lost to atmosphere from evaporation and transpiration. What are some issues associated with groundwater? - Ov...

In a cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere, winds rotate - clockwise and inward. Converging, rising air is associated with _____ in _____ Hemisphere(s). - cyclones; both Descending air that diverges when it reaches Earth's surface is associated with _______. - anticyclones A clockwise atmospheric circulation in the Southern Hemisphere is known as a/an: - cyclone. Air in an anticyclone always flows _____ in the Southern Hemisphere and _____ in the Northern Hemisphere. - counterclockwise; clo...

Q1. Human remains were found in a temperate region in early fall. The remains resemble a woman who has been missing for two weeks. Her internal body temperature was measured as 24°C at the crime scene. Assuming a normal body temperature of 37°C and a 3-hour temperature plateau, it is likely that this woman died: A. Fewer than 6 hours ago B. About 16 hours ago C. About 36 hours ago D. About 48 hours ago - B. About 16 hours ago Q2. A body exhibits full rigor and maximum lividity. Assumin...

How can the boxes be observed as nominal data? - By color: Green, Orange, Blue How can the boxes be observed as ordinal data? - By order of size: Small, Medium, Large How can the boxes be observed as ratio scale data? - By the lengths of one side of the squares: 1cm, 2cm, 3cm Which of these is an example of INTERVAL scale data? Remember that interval scale data are continuous, however, a zero value does NOT indicate the absence of that condition. Please read each choice carefully and selec...

What is positive identification and individuation? - - final phases of forensic analysis - identify with high probability the exact identification of the individual - begin with information on sex, age, stature, and ancestry - add to this other info from skeleton What is pathology? - the study of ancient disease in skeletal remains How is pathology useful to forensic anthropologists? - 1) Can be confused with perimortem trauma (fusion defects) 2) Can be confused with postmortem taphono...

1. How do you properly identify the client prior to assessment or administering care in the inpatient and LTC setting? - Inpatient: a. Patient name b. Patient medical record #/ ID # c. Birth Date LTC: a. Patient name b. Birth Date c. visual picture if patient is not responsive When is it appropriate to use soap and water verses alcohol-based hand rub? - Use soap and water: a. when hands are visibly dirty b. when hands are visibly soiled with or in contact with blood or body fluids c...

What are professional characteristics? - -extensive education -theoretical body of knowledge -specific service -autonomy in decision making -code of ethics Define Nursing - The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. parts to the nursing process - assess, diagnose, pla...

A nurse is assessing a client who has emphysema. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - Elevated Temperature: The nurse should report an elevated temperature to the provider because it can indicate a possible respiratory infection. Clients who have emphysema are at risk for the development of pneumonia and other respiratory infections. A nurse is planning care for a client who has asthma. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to adminis...

Who defined Culture as is the learned, shared and transmitted values, beliefs, norms, and lifeways of a group that guides their thinking, decisions, and actions in patterned ways? - Madeleine Leininger: Created the sunrise model emphasizing the importance of culture to a patient "Nursing is therapeutic interpersonal process". This definition was stated by: - Hildegard Peplau Which of the following statements is related to Florence Nightingale? - Defines nursing (first person to attempt ...

What are the sources of knowledge for nursing practice? - Tradition/rituals Authority Trial and error Experience Research How did Canadian nursing and research generally progress? - Nursing research went from apprenticeship to having nursing leaders in nursing chairs leading specific researchers What were the knowledge sources in 1639, when nursing was only in the level of apprenticeship training? - Traditions Trial and error Experience What was Nightingale known for? What did she...

What is required for a drug to move through the body? a. Selectivity and effectiveness b. Ability to cross membranes c. Development of an electric charge d. A transporter protein - b. Ability to cross membranes The nurse is preparing to give a medication for pain. The drug label states that it is "lipid soluble." What would be the nurse's expectation about how easily this drug could pass through a cell membrane? a. Slowly b. Rapidly c. Unpredictably d. Variably - b. Rapidly Which ...

When listening to your patient's lungs, and you hear crackles, what does that tell you about your patient? - There is fluid in patient's air filled cavity. What is it called when a patient's anterior posterior diameter equals the width of the transverse diameter? - Patient is barrel chested. What do you look at to measure to see if your patient is barrel chested? - anterior posterior diameter equaling the transverse diameter. If patient is having trouble breathing, what four steps shoul...

What is caring in the nursing profession? - Action or activity towards providing care "The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible "This definition of nursing was given by: - Virginia Avenel H...

Which comment by the nurse obtaining a patient's health history demonstrates an understanding of the principles of effective communication? A)"You look like you're feeling well. You don't feel bad, do you?" B)"Tell me, when did you notice that your stomach pain started?" C)"In the past month, have you shown any signs of hemoptysis?" D)"Have you experienced any mouth pain, sneezing, coughing, or hoarseness?" - B) "Tell me, when did you notice that your stomach pain started?" A...

When to perform hand hygiene - -after touching inantimate objects -before entering the room -before seeing pt -before putting on gloves -after removing gloves -after seeing pt -after exiting room -before doing something invasive or manipulating an invasive device -before & after eating & using the bathroom -when visibly soiled when to use alcohol-based hand rub /gel - when my hands are not visibly soiled which hand hygiene method is more effective at killing bacteria? - alcohol-base...

Selectivity means that : 1. only certain populations respond to the drug. 2. the drug only causes desired effects. 3. the dosage determines the effects of the drug. 4. the health care organization determines - 2 Most adverse drug effects are identified in phase ___ of clinical testing. - IV The best clinical evidence for drug effectiveness comes from a: 1. large, random-controlled trial with double-blinding 2. large, random-controlled trial with single-blinding 3. small, random-controll...

How many possible codons are there? - 64 What make up a codon? - 3 Nucleotides Eukaryotic chromosomes are ___________ DNA molecules. - Linear In prokaryotic cells, genomic DNA are _________ and they form __________ DNA. - Genomic & Supercoiled How is supercoiling created? - It is created by unwinding or overwinding the helix. What are the three parameters that describe supercoiling? - 1. Linking # 2. Twist 3. Writhe What is linking #? - The number of times that one DNA strand crosses ab...

Each mRNA sequence contains how many reading frames? - 3 Each DNA sequence contains how many reading frames? - 6 Insertion and deletion lead to what? - Frameshift How many codons are there? - 64 64 codons for how many amino acids? - 20 Methionine is a __________ codon. - Start

One of the enzymes involved in glycolysis, aldolase, requires Zn2+ for catalysis. Under conditions of zinc deficiency, when the enzyme may lack zinc, it would be referred to as the: - apoenzyme which one of the following is not among the six internationally accepted classes of enzymes? -hydrolases -ligases -oxidoreductases -polymerases -transferases - polymerases which of the following statements is false? A) a reaction may not occur at a detectable rate even though it has a favorable ...