Q: Search for household items that have been handled recently. Choose items with smooth surfaces. The smoother the surface, the easier it is to lift a fingerprint. If you want to practice lifting fingerprints, you can make your own by touching a glass. Avoid trying to lift prints from soft, pliable surfaces. These surfaces require a special fingerprinting chemical. Once you’ve located your fingerprint, sprinkle some of your fingerprinting powder over it in a thin layer. Next, carefully brush the powder over the fingerprint, covering it completely. Once the print is covered, gently brush the excess powder away. You will see a dark, clearly-defined fingerprint. Gently blow on the fingerprint to help remove excess powder. Find some clear plastic tape. Measure out a small piece. Next, press the sticky side of the tape against the dust-covered fingerprint. Slowly pull the tape away to lift the print. Smooth out any wrinkles in the tape before lifting the print. Press the sticky side of the fingerprinted tape onto a sheet of white paper or a white note card. The contrast of the dark fingerprint against the white paper will make the print easier to examine.
A: Find a fingerprint. Dust the powder over the print. Use clear tape to lift the print. Display the fingerprint.

Q: This is often the last step in a telephone survey. While it is often optional, it’s typically very useful because it allows the data to be coded more accurately. Demographic data includes gender, age, political affiliation, religious affiliation, gender identity and ethnicity. It’s very important to thank your participant for their time and effort. Aside from common courtesy, thanking your participant is key to the overall success of the survey. Many phone surveys are recorded for quality purposes, so it’s important to follow all the steps and conclude the survey properly. You might ask your respondent something like, "Do you have any suggestions for how I might improve this survey?" This lets the respondent know that you value their opinion. Be sure to let them know you're grateful for their feedback. After you’ve ended the call, take stock of how the survey went and what you could do to improve. Check the time to see if you stuck to your schedule and communicated the questions efficiently. Conduct a mini survey of yourself by asking questions about your performance and responding as honestly as possible. This will help you improve as an interviewer while you practice for your next survey.
A: Obtain demographic data from each respondent. Thank your respondent. Analyze your performance.

Q: When you're asking for a recommendation, you're asking the professor to put their name on the line for your future. If you don't really know why you want to go to grad school, for instance, the professor is not likely to give you a recommendation at all. Be ready to answer questions about the path you've chosen, especially since the professor can use that information in your letter. For instance, your professor may want to know your end goal for going to graduate school. They may also want to know if you have the experience to choose the right program and the skills to complete it. When you go to ask, make sure to have everything ready. Your professor will need to know what organization the letter is for, as well as what program or position you would like. It's also helpful to provide them with a CV or resume so they have more information about you. Having your personal statement can also help.  Plus, they need to know where to send it. Make a list of all the letters you'd like the person to write and include details for each one. Give them addressed and stamped envelopes to use to make it easier. If you ask for a letter a week before it's due, you're putting undue pressure on your professor that they won't appreciate. Many will still do it, but they will not be happy about it. Do you really want an unhappy professor writing your recommendation letter? Make sure to ask at least a month in advance of when you need it, though longer is even better. Also, don't wait until the end of the semester, as your professor will be getting far more requests then. Get your request in early. If you know the professor very well, an email may suffice, but it's usually better to approach the professor in person. It makes a better impression, and having you there may help remind the professor of why they liked you.  You could say, "Hi professor, I am here to ask if you'd be willing to write me a letter of recommendation for a graduate school program." After discussing any concerns the professor has, you could say, "So, would you be willing to write me a strong letter of support?" If they hesitate or seem lukewarm, you can politely withdraw your request and ask another professor. Most professors appreciate a reminder a few weeks before the letter is due. You can simply ask if your professor would like one. If they do, set it on your calendar, and be sure to send an email when it pops up. For example, you could say, "Some professors like reminders close to the due date. Would you like me to send you a reminder two weeks before it's due?" Once the letter is written, be sure to thank the professor. An email is nice, but a handwritten card is even better. Most professors will appreciate the gesture. Later, it's a good idea to give the professor an update if you do get into the program or achieve the position you want.
A: Be prepared to answer the professor’s questions. Provide all the pertinent details. Ask for the letter at least 1 month in advance. Approach the professor in person. Ask if they want a reminder. Thank the professor.

Q: It's easier to put the belt on properly if the patient is seated upright with their feet flat on the floor and their arms to their sides (but not right up against their body). This is also the best position for using the gait belt to help move a patient from a bed or chair to a wheelchair or other seat. Gait belts are most effective when used on patients who are able to sit upright, but who need assistance standing and moving to a nearby seat. Ask the patient to lift their arms slightly if necessary, then wrap the belt around their midsection, right over their clothing. However, make sure there are no medical tubes or wires—for instance, an oxygen tube—running underneath the belt. If there are any wires or tubes in the way, carefully feed the belt underneath them, so the belt is between the tube/wire and the patient's clothing. The belt should not wrap right over the patient's hip bones, or around the bottom of their ribcage. Make sure it's wrapped over their waistline, so that the bottom of the belt is just at the tops of their hip bones. Feel for the hip bones to confirm the belt is in the right location. Standard gait belts use a metal buckle with a loop at each end, one of which has gripping teeth inside the loop. Position the belt and buckle so that, when the strap is wrapped around the patient's body, the first loop it encounters is the one with the teeth.  The teeth should also be pointing outwards, away from the patient's belly, not inwards towards it. Not all gait belts have metal buckles with teeth. Quick-release belts, for instance, often have plastic buckles that snap together.
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Have the patient sit upright on the edge of the bed or chair. Wrap the belt over clothing but not any tubes or wires. Position the belt at the waist, just above the hips. Make sure the teeth of a standard belt are in the right spot.