A Client Is in the Preoperative Holding Area Prior to an Emergency

question 14

Multiple Choice

A client is in the preoperative holding area prior to an emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) .The client is yelling at family members and tells the doctor to "just get this over with" when asked to sign the consent form.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) Ask the family members to wait in the waiting area.
• B) Inform the client that this behavior is unacceptable.
• C) Stay out of the room to decrease the client's stress levels.
• D) Tell the client that anxiety is common and that you can help.

Understand the distinction between natural and formal concepts and their boundaries.

Learn the role of the fusiform face area and parahippocampal place area in perception and mental imaging.

Recognize the process of comparing objects to prototypes in concept identification.

Understand how mental representations facilitate thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.

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Definitions:

Analogies

Comparisons made between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Models of Concepts

Theoretical frameworks used to understand how humans categorize information, form concepts, and apply these concepts to everyday life.

Cultural Bias

A predisposition to interpret and judge other people's cultures by the standards and values of one's own culture.

Validity

refers to the extent to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and corresponds accurately to the real world.