During the ________ period (before a surgical procedure begins), the medical assistant's tasks include providing instructions to the patient, completing various administrative tasks, and easing the patient's fears. 

Which of the following assessment findings would most likely indicate cardiac compromise?

A. Tachypnea B. Tachycardia C. Irregular pulse D. Sudden fainting

Term limits, mechanisms of direct democracy (the initiative and referendum), and the downsizing of bureaucracies have ____

A) greatly increased the governing capacity of states B) undercut state governing capacity C) pushed state governing capacity back to the 1970s level D) provided a steady march towards greater state capacity