A nursing student on a psychiatric unit asks a nursing instructor about the difference between a phenotype and a genotype. The nursing instructor explains that phenotypes are:
A) Manifestations of particular genotypes.
B) Determined solely by the environment.
C) Not as useful as genotypes in the study of psychopathology.
D) Determined solely by genotypes.
A
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Basic premises the nurse should include in health teaching for adults with ADHD and significant
others are (more than one premise may be correct) A. ADHD is a genetically transmitted biological condition. B. clients with ADHD respond best to negative reinforcement to modify behavior. C. psychostimulants effective for children with ADHD are rarely helpful for adults. D. cognitive therapy is useful to challenge internalized negative beliefs about self.
The nurse is admitting an older patient who requires a cane for ambulation, bilateral hearing aids, and monthly vitamin B12 injections. The daughter of the patient tells the nurse that the patient no longer remembers how to use a toothbrush or turn on the television set. Which information requires further assessment?
1. Vitamin deficiency 2. Loss of hearing 3. Assistive device for ambulation 4. Cognitive change
A 25-year-old woman with no history of breast cancer in her family asks the nurse about recommendations for breast cancer screening. What should the nurse respond?
A) Conduct monthly breast self-examination B) Inspect her nipples for discharge C) Ask her doctor for recommendations based on her family history D) Have a yearly mammogram as part of a comprehensive screening
The epidemiologic investigations into Gulf War Syndrome, which attempt to identify risk factors and the causative agent(s) and to quantify the association between exposure and outcomes are examples of
1. Analytic epidemiology. 2. Aggregate analysis epidemiology. 3. Classical epidemiology. 4. Descriptive epidemiology. 5. Experimental epidemiology.