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A primary care provider's orders indicate that a surgical consent form needs to be signed. Because the nurse was not present when the primary care provider discussed the surgical procedure, which statement best illustrates the nurse fulfilling the client advocate role? 1. "The doctor has asked that you sign this consent form." 2."Do you have any questions about the procedure." 3. "What were you told about the procedure you are going to have?" 4. "Remember that you can change your m...

What is NANDA? North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. A professional nursing organization that provides standardized language to identify patient problems and plan customized care Define beneficence Placing a priority on the needs of others rather than on personal thoughts or feelings Define veracity Being truthful Define: advocacy supporting/promoting the interest of others Define: confidentiality The ethical principal that a healthcare professional will ...

Which neurotransmitter is reduced in people with schizophrenia? Dopamine GABA Acetylcholine Serotonin GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid) Prenatal and perinatal factors that result in the onset of schizophrenia include: viral infection maternal depression maternal smoking exposure to toxic waste viral infection Alterations in which part of the brain are linked to hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorders associated with schizophrenia? Parietal lobe Limbic system Temp...

1. You are caring for Maggie, a 78-year-old with Alzheimer's disease and Stage III breast cancer who can no longer communicate verbally. What is the appropriate way to assess Maggie's pain? a. The Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale b. The McGill Pain Questionnaire c. Direct questioning with the use of a Likert 1-10 pain rating scale d. The Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia scale d. The Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia scale 1. Joshua, a 17-year-old outpatient, has been dia...

Which characteristic in an adolescent female is sometimes associated with the prodromal phase of schizophrenia? Always afraid another student will steal her belongings Which nursing intervention is particularly well chosen for addressing a population at high risk for developing schizophrenia? Screening a group of males between the ages of 15 and 25 for early symptoms To provide effective care for the patient diagnosed with schizophrenia, the nurse should frequently assess for whi...

1. Which statement about the development of bipolar disorder is from a biochemical perspective? a. Family studies have shown that if one parent is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the risk that a child will have the disorder is around 28%. b. In bipolar disorder, there may be possible alterations in normal electrolyte transfer across cell membranes, resulting in elevated levels of intracellular calcium and sodium. c. Magnetic resonance imaging studies have revealed enlarged third ventricles, ...

Which are negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia? (Select all that apply) a) Hallucinations b) Delusions c) ambivalence d) avolition e) anhedonia c) ambivalence -unsure / indifferent feelings d) avolition- lack of motivation e) anhedonia - lack of feeling pleasure Positive symptoms of schizophrenia, specifically hallucinations and delusions, are thought to be caused by hyperactivity of which neurotransmitter? a) Dopamine b) Acetylcholine c) Norepinephrine d) Epine...

a client with delirium becomes agitated and confused at night. The best initial intervention by the nurse is to: the client next to the nurse's station a night light and turn off the television up the television and a soft light on during the night. soft music during the night and maintain a well-lit room a night light and turn off the television a nurse is collecting data on a client who is actively hallucinating. WHich nursing statement would be therapeutic at this time? ...

Periods of mental illness or dysfunction marked by an increase in the signs, symptoms, and seriousness are called: icity 2.Acute episodes 3.Remissions 4.Exacerbations 4.Exacerbations The sexual practices of many people with chronic mental illness place them at increased risk for contracting and transmitting: 1.Pregnancy 2.Tuberculosis 3.The common cold 4.Sexually transmitted diseases 4.Sexually transmitted diseases when anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individu...

How might we create the best possible solution to a problem? Engineers try to think "outside the box" in order to solve new problems or find ways to improve current solutions. What is the most effective way to generate potential solutions to a problem? How many alternate solutions should you generate? Brainstorming with a group, research and testing possible solutions What is an engineer? What types of work do engineers do? -Engineering is the application of mathematics and sc...