The nurse is working with a client and family. When planning care, the nurse will consider principles underlying biological psychiatry, including which of the following concepts?
A) The brain is relatively unchangeable after birth.
B) Mental illness is primarily considered to be a consequence of environment.
C) The brain is unresponsive to the environment.
D) Understanding the role of neurotransmitters in the formation of behavior is valuable to nursing care.
D
You might also like to view...
Which set of arterial blood gas values represents partially compensated metabolic acidosis?
A. pH 7.28, HCO3– 19 mEq/L, PCO2 45 mm Hg, PO2 96 mm Hg B. pH 7.45, HCO3–22 mEq/L, PCO2 40 mm Hg, PO2 98 mm Hg C. pH 7.32, HCO3– 17 mEq/L, PCO2 25 mm Hg, PO2 98 mm Hg D. pH 7.48, HCO3– 28 mEq/L, PCO2 45 mm Hg, PO2 92 mm Hg
The nurse prepares to remove the client's sutures and staples. Which should the nurse implement before removal?
1. Assess the type of suture material used. 2. Snip off both ends of the suture material. 3. Cleanse crusting with hydrogen peroxide. 4. Plan staple removal for postoperative day 5.
Which organ contains anatomical barriers that limit some drugs from gaining access?
1. Kidney 2. Liver 3. Brain 4. Heart
The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old girl hospitalized for complications from type 1 diabetes. The girl has a nursing diagnosis of powerlessness related to lack of control of multiple demands associated with hospitalization,
procedures, treatments, and changes in usual routine. How can the nurse help promote control? A) Ask the child to identify her areas of concern. B) Encourage participation of parents in care activities. C) Offer the girl as many choices as possible. D) Enlist the family's assistance in creating a time schedule.