An individual awakens from a sound sleep in the middle of the night because of abdominal pain. Why does this happen?
A) stimuli from peripheral organs to the RAS
B) stimuli to the wake center in the cerebral cortex
C) messages from chemoreceptors to the brain
D) messages from baroreceptors to the spinal cord
A
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1. 1-5 minutes 2. 10-15 minutes 3. 20-30 minutes 4. 1-2 hours
A nurse should perform hand washing after doing which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Donning gloves 2. Returning from lunch break 3. Entering a patient room 4. Removing gloves 5. Touching body fluids
A patient who has schizophrenia suddenly verbally attacks you for being "one of them" and screams, "You are trying to hurt me, too!" Your most therapeutic response is:
A) "You know that is not true!" B) Silence. C) "I'd be angry, too. They are being terrible toward you!" D) "It must be frightening to feel so threatened."
Recent research findings indicate that certain behaviors are protective against suicide attempts for adolescents. These include:
a. sexual activity b. seat belt use c. weight control d. learning to drive