The Circulating Nurse in the Operating Room Explains to a Small

question 3

Multiple Choice

The circulating nurse in the operating room explains to a small group of nursing students that thiopental sodium (Pentothal) is useful for the surgical client because of its action as a(n)

• A) ultra-short-acting barbiturate.
• B) long-acting benzodiazepine.
• C) intermediate-acting phenothiazine.
• D) dissociative barbiturate.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychology that emphasizes unconscious mental processes and childhood experiences in shaping behavior and personality.

Cognitive

Pertaining to mental processes such as thinking, learning, memory, and problem-solving.

Social Learning

The process of learning behaviors through the observation of others, rather than through direct experience.

Information Processing

The method by which individuals take in, consider, and utilize data or information, drawing heavily from cognitive psychology.