Which mental illness should a nurse identify as being associated with a decrease in prolactin hormone level?
1. Major depressive episode2. Schizophrenia
3. Anorexia nervosa4. Alzheimer's disease
2
Rationale: Although the exact mechanism is unknown, there may be some correlation between decreased levels of the hormone prolactin and schizophrenia.
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The nurse is preparing to change the dressing on the client with major burns to the chest. Prior to dressing the wound, the nurse should:
1. feed the client. 2. have the client void. 3. provide narcotic pain medication. 4. hydrate the client.
A nurse is assessing an elderly patient with gallstones. The nurse is aware that the patient may not exhibit typical symptoms, and that particular symptoms that may be exhibited in the elderly patient may include what?
A) Fever and pain B) Chills and jaundice C) Nausea and vomiting D) Signs and symptoms of septic shock
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A) Unfreezing the status quo B) Changing or moving to a new state C) Identifying the forces driving the change and those resisting it D) Refreezing to sustain the change or changes made