A Patient Hospitalized After an MI Is Restlessly Moving About

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient hospitalized after an MI is restlessly moving about in bed. Her pulse, blood pressure, and respiratory rate are elevated. In a shaky voice, she tells the nurse, "I think I am going to die. The pain is gone, but it could come back anytime. Where is the doctor? Why isn't the doctor here with me?" The nurse should analyze this behaviour as suggesting which of the following nursing diagnoses?

• A) Spiritual distress
• B) Ineffective breathing pattern
• C) Nonadherence
• D) Anxiety

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Identify different anatomical structures associated with the vertebral column.

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Definitions:

Ancestors

Predecessors from whom a person is descended, often considered in the context of family history or evolutionary biology.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in psychology that explains mental and psychological traits as adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural selection.

The Origin of Species

A seminal book by Charles Darwin that introduced the theory of evolution through natural selection.

Keller and Nesse's

Refers to the work or perspectives of Randolph M. Nesse and perhaps his collaborations with others like George C. Williams or Keller, focusing on evolutionary psychology or Darwinian medicine.