The nurse is preparing to assess a patient with mental illness. On which area should the nurse focus when assessing the patient's cognitive functioning? (Select all that apply.)
1. Memory
2. Judgment
3. Emotional status
4. Thought processes
5. State of consciousness
1. Memory
2. Judgment
5. State of consciousness
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1. Riboflavin 2. Vitamin A 3. Vitamin C 4. Vitamin K
_________________ are sudden, abnormal, and excessive electrical discharges from the brain that change motor or autonomic function, consciousness, or sensation
Fill in the blanks with correct word
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1. The knowledge that adolescents are very concerned about body image 2. Concern about need for education regarding the danger of delaying surgery 3. The fact that the parents will have the ultimate decision about surgery 4. Ability of the adolescent to understand medical terminology
Silicon chip patches that contain a grid of microscopic needles are used to deliver drugs
A. orally 2 B. intravenously C. through the skin D. all of the above