A nurse and a nursing student are discussing the plan of care for a patient with schizophrenia. The patient, who has been taking a high-potency FGA for 2 months, has become restless and constantly needs to be in motion. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further education?

a. "Anticholinergic medications may help control these symptoms."
b. "Because this may be an exacerbation of psychosis, the provider may increase the dose of the FGA."
c. "The provider may try a low-potency FGA instead of the high-potency FGA."
d. "This patient may need to take a benzodiazepine or a beta blocker."

Recently, crops of vegetables such as lettuce and green onions have been contaminated, while they are still on the farm, with bacteria that cause food poisoning. how will science influence the way the government responds to prevent an increase in food-borne diseases? because science has shown that lettuce and green onions are not nutritionally valuable, the government may pass laws that ban the sale of lettuce and green onions. because science has shown that there is no way to prevent bacterial contamination, the government may pass laws that punish businesses that buy lettuce and green onions. because science has shown that the washing of hands prevent the spread of infectious diseases among people, the government may pass laws that require hand washing by everyone who handles food. because science has shown there are ways to find the source of the contamination, the government may pass laws that require farm practices that reduce the contamination of lettuce and green onions.

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between genetic variation and natural selection? a. genetic variation must be present in a population before natural selection can act on it. b. genetic variation arises in a population as a result of natural selection. c. natural selection can act on a population whether there is genetic variation within the population or not. d. after natural selection acts on a population, the amount of genetic variation in the population always increases.

Select all the correct answers. for a claim about the natural world to be considered scientific, what attributes must it have? a). it must be open to modification if new evidence doesn't completely support it. b). it must be based on scientific observations that can be repeated in a controlled setting. c). it must be applicable to future events and occurrences. d). it must be consistent with only a small portion of relevant observations or data.