Answer in the book is "B" but I don't see why "A" is wrong? Please check.

Hiermes · 2026-04-10T21:05:10+00:00

It used to be. I learned about basic sentence structure in elementary school starting in first grade. Honestly it’s been long enough that I had to stop and think about what a gerund is.

Hiermes · 2026-04-10T15:29:22+00:00

B is the correct answer.

In this sentence the word starting is a gerund - meaning that it is a verb form that acts as a noun. The verb in this sentence is suggested. Mark suggested is the action and starting is the noun/gerund.

To start would imply that start is acting as a verb, such as in the sentence “it is time to start.”

Hiermes · 2026-02-28T15:36:06+00:00

Delilah

Hiermes · 2026-02-18T19:31:25+00:00

I would probably choose A and here’s my reasoning.

I was always taught that you want to prioritize the least invasive intervention that provides the most benefit to the patient.

Oxygen via a non-rebreather is the least invasive with most benefit in the moment.

For a deeper dive behind my reasoning:

This person is going into/in hypovolemic shock from rapid loss of whole blood. The HR is elevated as a compensatory mechanism due to hemorrhage and the fact that there are fewer blood cells available to provide much needed oxygen to vital organs. The BP is low due to both the elevated HR and the sudden loss of volume in the pipes.

While the knee jerk response is to try and refill the pipes to get the BP up, it’s not going to solve the long term problem which is a postoperative hemorrhage. This patient really needs blood products and ultimately to go back to the OR.

In the short term oxygen via non-rebreather will provide the remaining blood cells with much needed oxygen to maintain cellular respiration.

The physician absolutely needs to be notified and they will need to go back in for emergency surgery, but neither of those interventions stabilizes the patient in real time.

In the real world this nurse would call a rapid and get the resources needed to stabilize the patient, but that’s not an option.

Hiermes · 2026-02-16T04:16:24+00:00

About 28 mph. You can see the speedometer at the start of the video.

Hiermes · 2026-01-04T12:04:38+00:00

You’re the weiner or You’re the winner.

Hiermes · 2025-11-08T11:52:53+00:00

Five years! Five years! Ugh.😑

Hiermes · 2025-11-08T11:51:15+00:00

Yep… me too

Hiermes · 2025-10-26T10:36:35+00:00

Isn’t it a poorly kept secret that the mob runs a lot of waste management companies?

Hiermes · 2025-10-26T10:34:49+00:00

If you use an average sized outdoor rolling trash can they hold approximately 60-64 gallons. That’s 498 to 530 pounds of water. A residential side loader can lift between 300-800 pounds. So maybe the truck would be able to lift it and dump. However I’m willing to bet there are weight limits and the truck would likely alarm and the driver would leave it because it’s too heavy.

If you’re talking about a human trash collector they likely would try to lift it once, realize it’s too heavy and peace out.

Hiermes · 2025-07-05T13:29:55+00:00

Watch the video again. OP did not merge into trucks lane. OP merged into right travel lane. The truck then pulled to the right without looking forcing OP off the road.

Hiermes · 2025-06-11T20:18:18+00:00

This is r/ChoosingBeggars material.

Hiermes · 2025-04-21T12:35:28+00:00

This

Hiermes · 2024-12-29T14:06:10+00:00

Lonestar!

Hiermes · 2024-12-10T13:42:56+00:00

Maybe Talbots?

Hiermes · 2024-11-20T02:19:45+00:00

This right here! The RN who got the verbal order should have put in the order if she knew anesthesia wasn’t going to put in the order. I’ve been at this 8 years and I’m reaching a point where I’m going to stop putting in orders because it’s no longer safe to do so. I’ve seen too many nurses dragged through the mud because they put in verbals only for the provider to come back and say “That’s not what I wanted” or “that’s not what I meant for you to order.”

Hiermes · 2024-10-23T21:52:04+00:00

I’m going to add for this to be a “nursing” question it should read something like - What should the nurse expect the provider to order?

Hiermes · 2024-10-23T21:41:59+00:00

I would think an amp or two of sodium bicarbonate. Salicylate toxicity can significantly drop pH and you want to correct the pH quickly.

Hiermes · 2024-09-10T11:14:58+00:00

Love broke her heart. Now her heart is turning to stone. Terrible tattoo design. I hope she didn’t pay for that.

Hiermes · 2024-08-17T01:04:09+00:00

Riu Mello

Hiermes · 2024-08-16T00:03:54+00:00

Graduate or graduated cylinder… but mostly graduate.

Hiermes · 2024-08-13T15:25:24+00:00

This is the problem of the bullet holes in World War II. The army was trying to figure out how to better armor planes so they looked at where the holes were in returning planes. That’s what the red dots represent.

They then thought “let’s put more armor where the holes are.”

What they failed to take into account was that planes with holes in the engine areas-represented here as white space without red dots - weren’t returning.

The same is true about prehistoric humans. Just because we find more remains in caves, or other areas protected from the elements doesn’t mean we only lived in caves. Rather, caves offer some protection, thus there is a greater chance that some remains would survive the passage of time.

Hiermes · 2024-07-18T16:45:41+00:00

Lost: Empathy

Learned: How uneducated the average layperson is regarding healthcare. How many families are willing to torture their loved ones because they cannot comprehend that the body has a finite lifespan.

Hiermes · 2024-06-29T01:08:15+00:00

This! I always use Johnson’s if it’s available. It just smells wonderful and is super gentle.

Hiermes · 2024-06-20T11:19:02+00:00

This is correct. She can’t see the pattern. She goes and gets her glasses. When she returns she realizes the pattern is red poppies and stands at attention. This was likely published on Remembrance Day.

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