The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old girl following a tonsillectomy. The girl looks out the window and tells the nurse that it is raining and says "the sky is crying because it is sad that my throat hurts
" The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating which mental process?
A) Magical thinking
B) Centration
C) Transduction
D) Animism
A
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They make their own pa-tient assignments and time schedules and solve problems among themselves. Significant confu-sion is evident on the unit. What leadership style is being practiced? a. Autocratic b. Democratic c. Laissez-faire d. Participative
What is the best meaning for the term gene expression?
A. The location of a specific gene allele on a specific autosomal chromosome B. The specific trait or protein coded for by a single gene is actually present C. The ability of a single gene to code for more than one trait or characteristic D. The loss of a trait or characteristic from one family generation to the next generation
Which of the following is a quality especially associated with the nurse assisting a woman during labor and childbirth?
A) Being able to increase or diminish a woman's feelings of self-esteem B) Teaching the difference between pain and suffering to the woman C) Exploring the emotional and physical changes that move parents toward parenthood D) Teaching health promotion and illness prevention to expectant woman
Which is an early laboratory marker of inflammation?
A. Prostaglandins B. Bradykinin C. C-Reactive protein D. Histamine