The psychiatric-mental health nurse preparing to provide patient education to a patient with a sexual dysfunction. Which information about orgasm will the nurse include in the session?
1. It is mediated by dopamine, produced by the brain.
2. It is mediated by norepinephrine, produced by the sympathetic nervous system.
3. It is mediated by nitric oxide, produced by the vascular system.
4. It is mediated by epinephrine, produced by the parasympathetic nervous system.
Answer: 2
Explanation: Orgasm is mediated by norepinephrine, produced by the sympathetic nervous system. While dopamine, epinephrine, and nitric oxide are involved in orgasm, these are not the mediating agents.
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