A nurse is caring for a client who is sleeping for abnormally long periods of time. This condition may be caused by injury to which of the following body structures?
A) Spinal cord
B) Pancreas
C) Hypothalamus
D) Thyroid
Ans: C
The hypothalamus has control centers for several involuntary activities of the body, one of which concerns sleeping and waking. Injury to the hypothalamus may cause a person to sleep for abnormally long periods.
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The occupational nurse has sponsored and taught first aid classes to workers throughout the factory. If a person, taught by the nurse, makes an error in providing first aid that causes further injury, does the nurse hold any liability?
1. No, all liability is on the person who made the error. 2. No, the liability is on the person who caused the original accident causing the need for first aid. 3. Yes, the nurse holds all the liability. 4. Perhaps the nurse may hold liability depending upon circumstances.
A middle-aged patient has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. What influences the nurse practitioner's decision to begin pharmacological treatment for this patient?
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The application of touch and movement to muscles, tendons, and ligaments without manipulation of the joints is called _________________
Fill in the blanks with correct word