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A water sample was analyzed to determine the concentration of bacteria in it. It was diluted as follows: 1ml of sample placed in 9ml of sterile water (tube A) from this solution, from that another 1ml was placed in 9ml of sterile water (tube B) and from that 1ml was […]

Read the following article: Stevens, S.  (2015).Preventing 30-day Readmissions. Nursing Clinics of North America, 50 (Transformational Tool Kit for Front Line Nurses), 123-137.  doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2014.10.010 Initial Discussion Post: An older adult male is readmitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of heart failure just 2 weeks after being discharged for the same problem. […]

There is a new bug is sweeping the area, the symptoms are flu-like, may involve the GI and CNS systems, possible encephalopathy in a few cases. In the extreme, there have been reports of incidences of anaphylaxis upon second exposure. What is known is that it appears to be systemic. […]

A 55-year old woman presents with symmetric stiffness and swelling of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the hands and of the metacarpopharyngeal joints, as well as fatigue, malaise, and myalgia. Symptoms are worse in the morning or after extended inactivity and improve with movement and use throughout the day. Ulna […]