Anurse is working with a group of patients. one patient states, "my goal is to reduce my weight from 280 pounds to 230 pounds in 6 months." what response by the nurse would be most appropriate for this patient? a. "most weight loss occurs in the first 6 months, so you should try to reduce your weight to 200 pounds." b. "safe and maintainable weight loss should be about 10% of body weight in 6 months." c. "that is a realistic goal for your weight-reduction program." d. "weight loss of more than 20 pounds in 6 months could be dangerous."

Identify the type of energy used in each action. the flexing of an arm muscle: a signal transduction process by a neuron: a ball at the top of a hill: 1. electrical energy 2. mechanical energy 3. gravitational potential energy

Archeologists have discovered three sites showing conclusive evidence for the mastery of fire in tanzania, from a period slightly after the time that homo habilis was present in africa. these sites clearly were founded by homo erectus, the descendent species of homo habilis that migrated north, out of africa and into asia. homo erectus was known to have mastered fire, from ample evidence at sites in asia. there is no reason to attribute mastery of fire to homo ergaster, the descendent species of homo habilis that remained in africa.which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? (a) before their migration, homo erectus occupied african territory as far south as tanzania.(b) the strain of migration provided the selective pressure motivating homo erectus‘ mastery of fire.(c) homo ergaster would not have derived as much benefit from the mastery of fire as did homo erectus.(d) homo ergaster inherited all cultural knowledge from homo habilis, a species that did not have mastery of fire.(e) homo ergaster did not occupy regions as far south as tanzania until well after the time of these three sites.

What is a difference between systemic and pulmonary circulation? a. systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood to the lungs and pulmonary circulation carries deoxygenated blood to the body. b. systemic circulation carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs and pulmonary circulation carries oxygenated blood to the body. c. systemic circulation carries deoxygenated blood to the body and pulmonary circulation carries oxygenated blood to the lungs. d. systemic circulation carries oxygenated blood to the body and pulmonary circulation carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.