Imagine you want to buy a TV that costs $300, but you don’t have all the needed cash on hand. You visit a rent-to-own store. They will let you have the TV today for only $100. You will then rent it for the next six months for $100 per month. Once you have made all of the payments, the TV is yours. How much will the TV actually cost you (assuming you make all of your payments on-time)?

When an opportunity to possibly gain from other options has been lost it is called an opportunity cost.

Sometimes the government will step in when they feel the need to encourage competition in a particular industry and to break up companies that have nearly complete control over a particular market. What is this called when the government initiates action against companies that appear to have too much power?  

The FDIC is a United States government corporation supplying deposit insurance to depositors in American commercial banks and savings banks.

An 8-year-old Caucasian boy being treated for fatigue and generalized edema following a “bad cold.” His vitals are T 37°C, pulse 90/min, RR 20/min, and BP 110/70. Physical exam reveals the presence of mild periorbital edema and marked peripheral edema in hands and feet with the remainder of the exam within normal limits. Abnormal lab values include (please note the normal values have been provided for you in parenthesis): Dipstick urine protein 3+; urine protein 50 mg/m2/hr (

A patient is experiencing weakness, muscle cramps, and has hyperactive reflexes, after being aggressively diuresed for heart failure. The NP opts to draw ABGs and suspects:

The NP is prescribing an antibiotic for a urinary tract infection. The NP needs to assure coverage ___________, as it is the most common pathogen in urinary tract infections.

A patient has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure. The NP ordered measurement of her serum electrolytes. Which of the following statements best captures the relationship between renal failure and sodium regulation? Patients with advanced renal failure: 

A frantic mother brings her young child into the emergency department. She states that during the evening bath, she noticed a large mass in her child’s abdomen. After diagnostic testing, the oncology pediatrician tells the parents that their child has an advanced Wilms tumor, stage IV. After the doctor leaves the room, the parents ask the nurse practitioner, “What does this mean?” The NP will respond with trub, “Your child 

The NNP notes the neonate’s urethral opening is on the dorsal surface of the penis, the NP documents the patient has which of the following?