The nurse takes into consideration that when myelinization occurs the child will demonstrate:
a. Improved fine-motor coordination
b. More strength
c. Improved language skills
d. Greater stamina
A
When the myelin sheath around the nerve fibers is complete at around 7 years of age, a refinement of fine-motor skills is the result.
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A) beta-blockers. B) potassium-wasting diuretics. C) NSAIDs. D) tricyclic antidepressants.
Northern European Americans value punctuality, hard work, and the acquisition of material possessions and status. A nurse should recognize that these values may contribute to which form of psychopathology?
1. Dissociative disorders 2. Alzheimer's dementia 3. Stress-related disorders 4. Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
The nurse is assessing a toddler when the child's mother tells the nurse that the child has had a fever for the past two days
When the nurse asks the mother what the temperature has been, the mother replies that she hasn't actually taken it but the child's skin has felt very warm. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response for the nurse? 1. "When our skin feels warm, it means our blood vessels are constricted." 2. "The only reliable indicator of body temperature is by feeling the forehead." 3. "Our skin temperature changes when our surroundings change temperature." 4. "The temperature of the skin is not related to what is happening inside our bodies."
Which type of medication would be most effective in relieving pain due to spinal cord edema?
a. neuroleptics c. tricyclic antidepres-sants b. corticosteroids d. anticonvulsants