A Nurse Is Working with a Community That Is Experiencing

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working with a community that is experiencing an alteration in its values-beliefs pattern. Which of the following is most likely to result because of a disturbance in this functional health pattern?

• A) Respiratory disorders
• B) Hearing loss
• C) Coronary artery disease
• D) Stress

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Definitions:

Autonomic

Pertaining to the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary body functions like heartbeat, digestion, and breathing.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brainstem to the lower back, conducting nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body.

Corpus Callosum

The thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres and makes possible the transfer of information and the synchronization of activity between the hemispheres.