An important health-promotion strategy for parents of adolescents is to help them understand that:
a. chronological age and social and emotional development should be considered in determining autonomy for adolescents.
b. chronological age is the best indicator of adolescent maturity and the ability to make decisions.
c. physical maturation takes precedence over emotional development in determining maturity.
d. social and emotional development are more important than chronological age in determining adolescent maturity.
D
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a. increased gastrointestinal motility c. decreased ability to concentrate b. increased muscle tone d. decreased blood vessel elasticity
To manage resistance to change, the change agent may use which strategy?
1. Defend the status quo. 2. Provide evidence to challenge the status quo. 3. Reject opposition to the plan. 4. Eliminate from the organization those who are opposed.
A patient is admitted with chest pain of approximately 2 hours in duration. The CK level was 8 U/L. Which additional order should the nurse expect in order for assessment of this patient to be adequate?
1. Repeat CK level in 48 hours 2. CTnT level 3. CK-MB in the a.m. 4. LDL and HDL levels
A client is angry when her husband comes home late from work. She immediately fears that he has fallen in love with another woman and no longer wants her. This causes the client great distress
Her nurse psychotherapist suggests that she try to think of other explanations for her husband's tardiness as well as her current hypothesis. What technique is the nurse psychotherapist using? A) Examination of the evidence B) Decatastrophizing C) Generating alternatives D) Reattribution