The Nurse Is Working with Four Clients with the Health

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working with four clients with the health problems listed below.For which of them would an order for methylphenidate (Ritalin) be least appropriate?

• A) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• B) Narcolepsy
• C) Depression in the older adult
• D) Obesity

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Definitions:

Procedures

A series of actions or operations conducted in a certain order or manner to achieve a result.

Laboratory

A controlled setting designed for scientific experimentation, observation, and research.

Field Experiments

Experiments conducted in natural settings rather than in the lab, allowing for the examination of more realistic behavioral responses.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of the experimental effect, indicating the size of the difference between groups or the strength of a relationship between variables.