Ruth Blanco

City: Portland, Oregon
University: Oregon Health & Science University

Posts by Ruth Blanco:

Chapter 10: Activities of Daily Living (Pedretti) – Flashcards
20 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question What are the ADL’s? answer – Bathing/showering – Toileting and toilet hygiene (bowel and bladder management) – Swallowing/eating – Feeding – Functional Mobility (transfers and bed mobility) – Personal device care (hearing aids, orthotics, splints) -Personal hygiene and grooming question What are the IADL’s? answer – Care of others – Care of pets – […]

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Figurative Language in The View from Saturday – Flashcards
19 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question “She is thick around the middle, and when she wears her green polyester pantsuit, she looks like a Granny Smith apple” answer Simile question Let your magic show you off, not you show off your magic” answer Metaphor question “Under those bushy eyebrows of his, Grandpa Izzy’s eyes are bright blue like the sudden […]

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Poetry Terms and Figurative Language – Flashcards
19 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Oxymoron answer putting two contradictory (opposite) words together to get a new meaning question Idiom answer a saying that doesn’t actually mean what is said question Assonance answer repetition of vowel sounds near the middle and end of words question Consanance answer repeated consonant sounds near middle and end of words question Figurative answer […]

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Code Talker figurative language and Literary Elements – Flashcards
19 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Personification answer We heard the whining sound coming from the sky (pg. 92) question Hyperbole answer With all the sand we ate I figured we were ten pounds heavier (pg. 92-93) question Alliteration answer It may be closer to the truth than what your commanding officer says (pg. 86) question Simile answer The Japanese […]

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Flashcards for Chapter 8 in Chemistry
19 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question What is a covalent bond? answer the sharing of electrons between atoms question What is an endothermic reaction? answer occurs when a greater energy is required to break the existing bonds in the reactants than is released when the new bonds form in the products question What is an exothermic reaction? answer occurs when […]

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CP102 Chapter 1 T/F – Flashcards
18 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Autonomy is the feeling of confidence and excitement from seeing your own skills progress. answer FALSE question Purpose is the simple understanding that you are working for something larger than yourself answer TRUE question Cognitive surplus is the combination of leisure time and creativity tools. answer TRUE question Zipcar is an example of ownership. […]

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Egan’s Chapter 40 Storage and Delivery of Medical Gases – Flashcards
18 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Non flammable answer Unable to support combustion question Oxidizing answer Not flammable but supports combustion question Bourdon gauge answer A fixed orifice comma variable pressure flow meter question Thorpe tube answer A variable orifice, constant pressure flow meter question Reducing valve answer A valve that reduces gas pressure question Regulator answer A device that […]

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Hyperemesis Gravidarum – Flashcards
18 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Hyperemesis Gravidarum answer Also known as pernicious vomiting, Can lead to electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, oliguria, metabolic acidosis and jaundice question Managemnet of Hyperemesis Gravidarum answer Restore fluid balance, control vomiting, maintain nutrition and rest question Care plan of Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance answer Assess: Skin turgor, mucous membranes, vital signs, urine SG, […]

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AC 222 Sales Promotion – Flashcards
17 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Consumer Decision Process answer 1. Awareness 2. Interest 3. Comprehension 4. Conviction 5. Action/Purpose question IMC Planning Process answer planning, executing, evaluating, and controlling the use of the promotional mix to effectively communicate with target audiences. question Contact or Touch Point answer every opportunity a customer has to see or hear about a company […]

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Lesson 2: Ideas and Art of the Renaissance – Flashcards
17 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question ___________, an important intellectual movement of the Renaissance, was based on the study of the ___________, which included the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. answer Humanism; Humanities question ___________, known as the father of Italian Renaissance humanism, began the emphasis on using pure classical ______. answer Petrarch; Latin question Some Italian writers, such […]

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Chapter 4,5,6 Negotiation – Flashcards
16 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question The more complex the situation, the greater the number of parties, and the more contentious answer The more important pre negotiations become. question Lack of preparation answer is our most serious handicap on average we think you should spend as much time preparing as you expect to spend in face-to-face negotiation question Before negotiations […]

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Negotiation Chapter 9 and Terms – Flashcards
16 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Distributive negotiation answer the outcome is more important than relationships. question Adequacy of Established Approaches to Research for Understanding Negotiation within Relationships answer Current negotiation theory is based on transactional research (between individuals). Only recently have researchers begun to examine negotiations in a relationship context: Negotiating within relationships takes place over time Negotiation is […]

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Management 340 Final Exam – Flashcards
16 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Groups answer Two or more individuals, interacting and interdependent, who have come together to achieve particular objectives. question Formal groups answer Those groups defined by the organization’s structure. question Informal groups answer Alliances that are neither formally structured nor organizationally determined. question What characteristics make a social identity important to a person? answer 1) […]

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PSY 250- Chapter 2 Questions – Flashcards
16 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question All of the following were likely to be part of moral treatment in the 1800s EXCEPT answer antipsychotic medication. question Both ________ and ________ studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors answer Thorndike; Skinner question One of Aristotle’s major contributions to psychology was answer his description of consciousness. question Compared to […]

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Ch 5 Primer – Flashcards
16 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Basque is a good example of a(n) answer isolated language question A lingua franca is answer a language understood by people who have different native languages. question The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of answer the interplay between globalization and local diversity. question The charts or diagrams in […]

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alternatives-psyc 4039 (exam 3) – Flashcards
16 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Shorter’s meaning of alternative answer something other than analysis and warehousing question alternatives in the second biological psychiatry answer covers somatic therapies between circa 1900 and 1950 question the second biological psychiatry answer -was therapeutic, the first was not -change from from anatomical studies to somatic therapies -by 1900, disillusionment about treatment, especially of […]

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Final Review Ch. 11 (math) – Flashcards
15 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question How much heat does it take to warm 16.0 grams of pure water from 90.0°C to 100.0°C? (specific heat of water = 4.18J/g x °C) answer 669 joules question Calculate the energy required to produce 7.00 mol Cl2O7 on the basis of the following balanced equation: 2Cl2(g) + 7O2(g)+ 130 kcal -> 2Cl2O7(g) answer […]

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2-Bromocyclohexanone C6H9BrO structure – Flashcards
14 Jul 2018 Flashcards

Molecular Formula C6H9BrO Average mass 177.039 Da Density 1.5±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 210.5±33.0 °C at 760 mmHg Flash Point 83.7±12.7 °C Molar Refractivity 35.6±0.3 cm3 Polarizability 14.1±0.5 10-24cm3 Surface Tension 40.9±3.0 dyne/cm Molar Volume 117.3±3.0 cm3 Experimental data Predicted – ACD/Labs Predicted – EPISuite Predicted – ChemAxon Experimental Physico-chemical Properties Experimental Melting Point: 75 °C […]

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BUSN Chapter 8 – Flashcards
13 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Accounting answer A system for recognizing, organizing, analyzing, and reporting information about financial transactions that affcet an organization question Who are the 6 key users of accounting information? answer 1. managers 2. stockholders 3. employees 4. creditors 5. suppliers 6. government agencies question What other types of people may be using accounting information? answer […]

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Helm WW II Vocabulary and Questions – Flashcards
12 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Totalitarianism answer political system in which the government controls every aspect of citizens’ lives question Benito Mussolini answer leader of Italy who gained complete control in 1922 and instated a policy of Fascism in Italy question fascism answer a political system in which the state or government is seen as more important than the […]

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Exam 2: Existential Therapy (CNS 520) – Flashcards
12 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question Existential Therapy answer can best be described a philosophical approach that influences a counselor’s therapeutic practice; Focuses on exploring themes such as mortality, meaning, freedom, responsibility, anxiety, and aloneness as these relate to a person’s current struggle; Rejects the deterministic view of human nature espoused by traditional psychoanalysis and radical behaviorism; Grounded on the […]

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50 Literary Devices (Definitions) – BC English 12 Provincial Exam Review – Flashcards
11 Jul 2018 Flashcards

question the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words answer alliteration question the repetition of vowel sounds answer assonance question the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of words answer consonance question when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either emphasize a point or to create […]

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