The Nurse Formulating a Discharge Plan for a Client with Addison's

question 1

Multiple Choice

The nurse formulating a discharge plan for a client with Addison's disease should place the highest emphasis on

• A) compliance with replacement therapy.
• B) prevention of the complication of hypertension.
• C) teaching the client how to cope with a chronic disease.
• D) weight control and the importance of good nutrition.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memories

The shortest-term element of memory, allowing the retention of impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

Rehearsal

A cognitive process involving the conscious repetition of information to be remembered, facilitating its transfer to long-term memory.

Speed-reading

A collection of reading methods that increase the speed and efficiency of reading without greatly reducing comprehension or retention.

Imagination Inflation

The phenomenon where vividly imagining an event can increase confidence that it actually occurred.