An individual who pursues neither his or her concerns nor another's concerns is using which of the following behaviors of conflict management?
1. Accommodating
2. Collaborating
3. Avoiding
4. Compromising
3
The individual would be "avoiding.".
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A client with a diagnosis of depression has been prescribed a medication that ultimately increases the levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin between neurons
Which of the following processes will accompany the actions of the neurotransmitter in a chemical synapse? A) Two-way communication between neurons is permitted in contrast to the one-way communication in electrical synapses. B) Communication between a neuron and the single neuron it is connected with will be facilitated. C) The neurotransmitter will cross gap junctions more readily. D) More neurotransmitters will cross the synaptic cleft and bond with postsynaptic receptors.
How should the nurse instruct an older patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about heartburn?
1. It improves when lying flat or bending over. 2. It is unaffected by the size of meals eaten or the types of food. 3. It will not put the older patient at increased risk for esophageal cancer. 4. It may cause severe chest pain that causes the patient to fear a heart attack.
The advanced nurse practitioner is routinely addressed as "doctor" by clinic patients. What is the best way for the nurse to handle this mistake?
1. Accept the mistake with good humor and ignore it. 2. Only allow this practice if the ANP has an earned doctorate. 3. Ask the patients to address the ANP by first name. 4. Be certain patients are aware that the nurse is not a physician.