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A 7-year-old child has taken money from a sibling's dresser on two occasions. When counseling the parent about this behavior, what would the nurse advise? - "You may need to remind your child about property rights." A 9-year-old child is feeling conflict from seeing other children in her class engaging in behaviors she senses are not appropriate. When making decisions about what actions are most appropriate, a child of this age will rely most heavily on which party of influence? t...

A 62-year-old female who is 2 weeks CABG returns to her cardiologist due to new symptoms, including heaviness in her chest and pain between her breasts. She reports that leaning forward decreases the pain. The cardiologist admits her to the hospital to rule out pericarditis. Which of the following is a contributing cause to pericarditis? Select all that apply. a) Chest trauma b) Cardiac surgery c) Tuberculosis d) Myocarditis e) Pneumonia - a) Chest trauma b) Cardiac surgery c) Tuber...

A 62-year-old female who is 2 weeks CABG returns to her cardiologist due to new symptoms, including heaviness in her chest and pain between her breasts. She reports that leaning forward decreases the pain. The cardiologist admits her to the hospital to rule out pericarditis. Which of the following is a contributing cause to pericarditis? Select all that apply. a) Chest trauma b) Cardiac surgery c) Tuberculosis d) Myocarditis e) Pneumonia - a) Chest trauma b) Cardiac surgery c) Tuber...

Any lack of oxygen in the body is known as ____________. -Apnea -Hypoxia -Dyspnea -Asphyxia - Hypoxia In an older adult, what is most likely to cause the baseline respiratory rate to rise? -Eating -Walking -Smoking -Running - Smoking Oxygen enters the respiratory system via ____________. -Contraction -Inhalation -Projection -Exhalation - Inhalation Quiet exhalation is normally what kind of process? -Active -Labored -Passive -Forceful - Passive

Chapter 28 Psychiatric Emergencies | 80 Questions And Answers

Endurance athletes who exercise for long periods of time and consume only water may experience a sodium deficit in their extracellular fluid. This electrolyte imbalance is known as: hyperkalemia. hypokalemia. hypernatremia. hyponatremia. - hyponatremia p. 849, 871 Rationale: Hyponatremia refers to a sodium deficit in the extracellular fluid caused by a loss of sodium or a gain of water. Hypernatremia refers to a surplus of sodium in the ECF. Hypokalemia refers to a potassium defic...

Endurance athletes who exercise for long periods of time and consume only water may experience a sodium deficit in their extracellular fluid. This electrolyte imbalance is known as: hyperkalemia. hypokalemia. hypernatremia. hyponatremia. - hyponatremia p. 849, 871 Rationale: Hyponatremia refers to a sodium deficit in the extracellular fluid caused by a loss of sodium or a gain of water. Hypernatremia refers to a surplus of sodium in the ECF. Hypokalemia refers to a potassium defic...

Nondepolarizing NMJ blockers: A) Antagonize ACh to prevent depolarization of muscle cells B) Act as agonists of ACh, leading to depolarization of muscle cells C) Prevent the repolarization of muscle cells D) Are associated with painful muscle contractions on administration - ANS-A Curare is used as a poison on arrow tips in some cultures. Curare: A) Is a depolarizing NMJ blocker B) Causes muscle paralysis in the brain C) Is not affected by cooking D) Has no clinical use today - ANS-C ...