It Has Been Determined That Each One of the Following

question 36

Multiple Choice

It has been determined that each one of the following patients is at risk for falling.Which one requires the nurse's priority for ambulation?

• A) A 16-year-old with a sprained ankle being discharged from the emergency department
• B) A 54-year-old who has taken the initial dose of an antihypertensive medication
• C) A 45-year-old postoperative patient up for the first time since knee surgery
• D) An 81-year-old who is asthmatic and had a hip replaced 18 months ago

Differentiate between receptor potentials and action potentials, and understand their significance in sensory transduction.

Analyze the response of rod cells to light and understand the relationship between stimulus intensity and membrane potential.

Understand the concept of receptor potential magnitude and its dependence on the stimulus.

Explain how sensory transduction mechanisms differ across sensory systems and stimuli types.

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Definitions:

Logical Syllogisms

Reasoning structures that use deductive reasoning from two premises to arrive at a logical conclusion.

Make-Believe Animals

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Gestalt Principle

A theory in psychology that proposes the human brain organizes visual elements into groups or unified wholes when certain principles are applied, such as similarity, proximity, continuity, and closure.

Similarity

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