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Which priority resource will the nurse manager share with a staff nurse who desires to learn more about expectations for providing direct gerontological care?

A technique by which messages can supposedly be sent to consumers, prompting them to buy a product without their ever being aware of receiving such messages is ________.

A client with severe and persistent mental illness has been taking antipsychotic medication for 20  years. During a therapy session, the nurse observes that the client’s behavior includes repetitive movements of the mouth and tongue, facial grimacing, and rocking back and forth. The nurse recognizes these behaviors as indicative of what?

When one object partially blocks another and is perceived as being closer, the distance cue is called ________

Veronica is walking on the beach on a Friday night. As she walks in and out of the surf, she feels the water at her ankles, and the sand between her toes. Suddenly, she hears a clap of thunder and feels the wind pick up. Seeing lightning in the distance, she realizes a storm is coming in. Veronica is able to organize all of this sensory information into a meaningful pattern using ________.

Brianna is 5 years old and just started kindergarten. She has always been a little girl with a lot of energy, but her parents just thought she was creative and active. They noticed that she seemed distractible and sometimes didn’t answer them if they asked her a question, but they didn’t think much of it.  It was not until Brianna started kindergarten that her parents began to worry because of comments from her teachers. The teachers report that Brianna is extremely forgetful and seems to have trouble organizing her activities. She also has a hard time waiting her turn for activities, and interrupts the teachers and other students in the classroom. After showing this behavior for the full school year, Brianna’s parents are worried, so they take her to a psychologist. After hearing all this information, the doctor is most likely to consider a diagnosis of:

Which of the following are examples of nonverbal communication in face-to-face organizational and social interactions?

 What is the desired outcome for a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

Neurochemical changes that are implicated for children with ADHD include deficiencies or imbalances in

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. Eric’s mother contacted a therapy clinic because of their nightly battles over his computer use and homework. Prior to contacting the clinic, Eric, now a 16-year-old, had been kicked out of 3 separate elementary schools for inappropriate and disruptive behavior. He also suffered from seeming absent-mindedness, forgetfulness, and a short attention span. The medication that Eric took for some of his symptoms helped him significantly at school and was not kicked out of any more schools, but Eric was not completing homework assignments and was suffering from poor relationships at home because of conflicts over his computer use. When his mother tried to make him stop playing on the computer to do his homework, Eric flew into rages that frightened his mom, who was a single parent. He is almost completely uncompliant, lies, argues, and even throws objects when defying his mother. Eric possessed the skill and intelligence to complete homework, but not the motivation. His mom did not feel confident in controlling his behavior, and Eric knew his rages scared her. In this situation, the therapy clinic provided a tutor to assist Eric with his homework every day. Mike, the tutor Eric was matched with, provided a positive male role model and was able to set firm limits with Eric as well as provide the encouragement and positive feedback Eric was used to getting from video games. Though naturally resistant at first, Eric was able to adapt to the structure of doing his homework every night without a battle. Hint: Eric has 2 disorders.