CH.1,2,8

A client's medication history reveals the use of a medication that blocks the action of histamine. When assessing this client, which side effect would the nurse most likely assess?

sedation

The nurse knows the written instructions for healthcare when a person is incapacitated is called

Advanced Directive

When discussing instutionalization, which issue would most likely be considered a major problem associated with large state institutions? Select all that apply.

Attendants were accused of torturing female residents Clients were isolated from family and community Clients were not given proper nutrition or clothed properly

Which is the primary role of neurotransmitters?

Communicate information from one cell or cell group to another

Several neuroimaging techniques are available for researchers and practitioners. What value does this technology have in diagnosing disorders of the brain?

It provides data about the structures of the brain correlated with their activity.

The hypothalamus affects the body primarily through which action?

Maintaining homeostasis

How should the nurse respond to a family member who asks how Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed?

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can identify the amyloid plaques and tangles of Alzheimer's disease in living clients.

A client has been taking antidepressants for 2 years. The client tells the nurse that the medication no longer seems to be working. The nurse suspects that which situation is occurring?

Refractoriness

A nurse is reviewing the process of neuronal transmission. The nurse demonstrates understanding of this concept by identifying which part of the neuron as carring information into the neuron from other neurons?

dendrite

In which way do neurons communicate through the use of synapses?

chemically

The function of the thalamus and the hypothalamus is to coordinate:

internal and external responses.

A nurse is attending a review class on the neurologic basis of psychiatric disorders. The class also includes a review of the anatomy and physiology of the neurological system. The nurse demonstrates understanding of the information by identifying which structures as components of the brain stem? (Select all that apply.)

midbrain, medulla oblangata, pons