A Client Taking an MAO Inhibitor for Hypertension Asks the Nurse

question 22

Multiple Choice

A client taking an MAO inhibitor for hypertension asks the nurse for medication to relieve nasal congestion.The nurse should know that phenylephrine will be a poor choice for this client because it might cause which condition?

• A)Tinnitus
• B)Hypokalemia
• C)Dizziness
• D)Hypertension

Describe the structure and function of hair and its associated glands.

Explain the impact of external factors on skin renewal and the permanence of skin markings.

Understand the protective mechanisms of the skin against mechanical trauma.

Identify the role of skin in the sensory perception of touch and pressure.

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Definitions:

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, a part of the mind that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of basic needs.

Ego

The part of the psyche that mediates between the conscious, the unconscious, and reality, functioning in both conscious thought and behavior regulation.

Superego

Part of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral component of the personality, which incorporates social standards and values.

Gender Identity

A person's internal sense of being male, female, some combination of male and female, or neither, independent of their biological sex.