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Question 1 of 5

A nurse would identify which part of the nervous system as playing a major role during a stressful situation?

A. Peripheral nervous system

B. Somatic nervous system

C. Sympathetic nervous system

D. Parasympathetic nervous system

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Sympathetic nervous system

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is caring for a client whose diagnosis has been linked to an abnormal secretion of growth hormone. Which illness does the client most likely have?

A. Acute mania

B. Schizophrenia

C. Anorexia nervosa

D. Alzheimer's disease

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Anorexia nervosa

Question 3 of 5

During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, I'm here for my heart, not my head problems.Ã‚Â Which is the nurse's best response?

A. It is just a routine part of our assessment. All clients are asked these same questions.Ã‚Â

B. Why are you concerned about these types of questions?Ã‚Â

C. Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found to affect medical conditions.Ã‚Â

D. We can skip these questions, if you like. It isn't imperative that we complete this section.Ã‚Â

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found to affect medical conditions.Ã‚Â

Question 4 of 5

The OR team performs distinct roles for one surgical procedure to be accomplished within a prescribed time frame and deliver a standard patient outcome. While the surgeon performs the surgical procedure, who monitors the status of the client like urine output, blood loss?

A. Scrub Nurse

B. Surgeon

C. Anesthesiologist

D. Circulating Nurse

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Anesthesiologist

Question 5 of 5

The patient's medical record can work as a double edged sword. When can the medical record become the doctor's/nurse's worst enemy?

A. When the record is voluminous

B. When a medical record is subpoenaed in court

C. When it is missing

D. When the medical record is inaccurate, incomplete, and inadequate

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: When the medical record is inaccurate, incomplete, and inadequate

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