A nurse should recognize that a decrease in norepinephrine levels would play a significant role in which mental illness?
1. Bipolar disorder: mania2. Schizophrenia spectrum disorder3. Generalized anxiety disorder4. Major depressive episode
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Rationale: The nurse should recognize that a decrease in norepinephrine level would play a significant role in the development of major depressive disorder. The functions of norepinephrine include the regulation of mood, cognition, perception, locomotion, cardiovascular functioning, and sleep and arousal.
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A veteran nurse working on the medical-surgical unit of an urban hospital is frequently consulted by other staff members on clinical issues and new procedures. What characteristics of the informal leader does this veteran nurse demonstrate? Select all that apply.
A) Seniority B) Insecurity C) Special abilities D) Age E) Supervisory position
The advanced nurse practitioner is considering changing malpractice insurance carriers. What should the nurse consider prior to making this change?
1. Advanced nurse practitioners are less likely to be sued than nurses holding a doctorate of nursing practice. 2. The expanding role of the advanced nurse practitioner has increased the number of lawsuits filed. 3. The advanced nurse practitioner should carry medical malpractice, just as the physician does. 4. The advanced nurse practitioner is more likely to be sued than a physician.
The nurse assesses that the client admitted in respiratory acidosis has compensated when the arterial blood gas (ABG) readings are
a. carbon dioxide level of 50 mm Hg and bicarbonate level of 30 mEq/L. b. carbon dioxide level of 50 mm Hg and bicarbonate level of 20 mEq/L. c. carbon dioxide level of 30 mm Hg and bicarbonate level of 30 mEq/L. d. carbon dioxide level of 30 mm Hg and bicarbonate level of 24 mEq/L.
The nurse explains to the patient that the obstetric conjugate measurement is important because:
1. This measurement determines the tilt of the pelvis. 2. This measurement determines the shape of the inlet. 3. The fetus passes under it during birth. 4. The size of this diameter determines whether the fetus can move down into the birth canal so that engagement can occur.