The Nurse Is Caring for Several Clients Who Have Plans

question 27

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for several clients who have plans to commit suicide. Which plan does the nurse identify as being most lethal?

• A)The individual who plans to use a mild overdose of pharmaceuticals
• B)The individual who plans to jump off a tall building
• C)The individual who plans to jump off a bridge into a river
• D)The individual who plans to slit across one wrist

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Definitions:

Connectionist View

A perspective in cognitive science that models mental or behavioral phenomena as the emergent processes of interconnected networks that resemble neural networks.

Neurons

Basic working units of the brain, specialized cells that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Script

A sequence of expected behaviors, roles, and norms associated with particular social situations or cultural expectations.

Long-term Potentiation

A long-lasting enhancement in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them synchronously; widely considered one of the major cellular mechanisms that underlies learning and memory.