A Client Is Scheduled for a Heart Valve Replacement

question 1

Multiple Choice

A client is scheduled for a heart valve replacement. Which strategic action of the primary health-care provider enhances the client's adaptive ability and coping mechanism to reduce stress?

• A)Encouraging a family member to stay with the client in the preoperative setting
• B)Permitting a family member to stay in the operating theater
• C)Administering epinephrine to the client to reduce stress
• D)Restricting the family members from talking to the client in the preoperative setting

Identify factors influencing gender development from various psychological perspectives.

Recognize typical play behaviors and preferences as indicators of gender identity in early childhood.

Understand the concept and development of gender schema.

Distinguish between sex and gender identity.

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Definitions:

Expected Monetary Value

A statistical technique in decision-making under uncertainty, calculating the weighted average of all possible outcomes, considering both the probabilities and the monetary impacts.

Optimal Act

The best or most favorable action to take in a given situation, often determining the maximum efficiency or minimum cost.

Prior Probabilities

Represents the probabilities of events based on existing knowledge before new evidence is introduced.

Subjective Probability

The individual's personal judgment or estimate of the likelihood of an event occurring.