An Appropriate Technique for the Nurse to Implement for the Patient

question 12

Multiple Choice

An appropriate technique for the nurse to implement for the patient on isolation precautions is to:

• A)double-bag all disposable items and linens.
• B)put another gown over the one worn if it has become wet.
• C)place specimen containers in plastic bags for transport.
• D)hand items to be reused directly to a nurse standing outside the room.

Explain how the resting membrane potential is established and maintained in neurons.

Understand the concept of the tripartite synapse and the interaction between neurons and glial cells.

Appreciate the challenges in drug delivery to the brain and the role of the blood-brain barrier in protection and selective permeability.

Understand the role and impact of sodium and potassium ions in generating membrane potential and action potentials.

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched, typically developed during infancy.

Secondary Circular Reactions

Repetitive actions in infants aged 4-8 months, centered around the infant's own body, demonstrating the beginning of intentionality.

Primary Circular Reactions

A concept in child development where an infant learns to reproduce an event that initially occurred by accident (e.g., sucking their thumb).

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where a child focuses on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others.