Schizophrenia is classified as which of the following types of disorders in the DSM-IV-TR manual?
a. mood
b. thought
c. personality
d. anxiety
B
According to the DSM-IV-TR, schizophrenia is classified as a thought disorder. It is characterized by disordered thoughts, hallucinations, and delusions.
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Which action by the student indicates commitment of the nursing profession? A) Calls in sick for clinical to study for a class exam B) Declines to observe a new procedure to give a necessary bath C) Misses class to attend a political rally D) Calls in sick for clinical because of a respiratory infection
A 72-year-old woman with a diagnosis of angina pectoris has presented to her nurse practitioner because her chest pain on exertion has become more frequent and longer lasting in recent days
The nurse should understand that this woman's chest pain is directly attributable to which of the following pathophysiological processes? A) Inflammation and physical irritation of the lumens of coronary arteries B) Accumulation of cellular debris in the myocardium after the rupture of atheromas C) Ischemia of cardiac muscle cells D) Accumulation of lactic acid in cardiac muscle
Examination of the range of motion of a patient's cervical spine is flexion, 45°; hyperextension, 55°; lateral bending, 40° to left and right; and rotation, 70° to left and right. These findings most likely indicate
a. normal range of motion. b. Klippel-Feil syndrome. c. degenerative joint disease of the cervical vertebrae. d. spondylosis.
What blood glucose measurement is most likely associated with diabetic ketoacidosis?
a. 185 mg/dl b. 220 mg/dl c. 280 mg/dl d. 330 mg/dl