_______ means significantly subaverage intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior or originating in the developmental period before age 18.
a. Mental depression
b. Mental disorder
c. Mental impairment
d. Mental retardation
Answer: d. Mental retardation
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Nursing assessment validates that the mother is providing a balanced diet, the child eats well, the mother is careful with hand hygiene, and the child has no genetic or chronic diseases. The child does attend daycare while the mother works. On what rationale should the nurse base her reassurance to the mother? A) All small children are sick all the time, and they outgrow this behavior in a few years. B) Probably the daycare center is the cause of the constant illness, and the child should be moved. C) Small children have an immature immune system and are more susceptible to viral illness. D) The mother should be referred for counseling as she is exhibiting a pathological lack of coping.
Which of the following promote sports safety? Select all that apply
1. Children grouped according to weight, size, and skill level 2. Adequate supervision by competent teenagers if adults are not available 3. Appropriate-size equipment 4. Community health nurse attendance at activities
A psychosocial reaction to immobility is
A. euphoria. B. delusions. C. depression. D. paranoia.
A client who received chlorpromazine (Thorazine) for 15 years to treat schizophrenia developed tardive dyskinesia as evidenced by tongue thrusting and chewing motions
The physician discontinued the chlorpromazine and prescribed Seroquel (quetiapine). As a result of this change, the nurse should carefully monitor for: 1. Development of pseudoparkinsonism 2. Development of dystonic reactions 3. Improvement in tardive dyskinesia 4. Worsening of anticholinergic symptoms