While Helping Patients with Values Clarification and Care Decisions, the Nurse

question 17

Multiple Choice

While helping patients with values clarification and care decisions, the nurse should complete which action?

• A) Convince the patient to do what the nurse believes is best.
• B) Give advice about what the nurse would do.
• C) Tell the patient what the right thing to do is.
• D) Provide information so the patient can make informed decisions.

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Definitions:

Small-molecule Transmitters

Neurochemicals that serve as neurotransmitters, typically involving substances like amino acids, monoamines, and acetylcholine to facilitate neuronal communication.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across the synapse from one neuron to another, influencing various functions and processes within the body and brain.

L-Dopa

A precursor to dopamine used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dopamine-responsive dystonias, as it is capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier.

Parkinson Disease

Parkinson's Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, due to the loss of dopamine-producing neurons.