The Practitioner Has Ordered a Carotid Doppler Study for a Patient.The

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Multiple Choice

The practitioner has ordered a carotid Doppler study for a patient.The patient asks the nurse what the test is for.How should the nurse respond?

• A) The test evaluates blood flow in the anterior, middle, or posterior cerebral arteries.
• B) The test estimates blood flow velocity thought the carotid arteries.
• C) The test assesses arteriovenous circulation in the intracranial space.
• D) The test gauges global cerebral blood flow.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children (ages 7-12 approximately) gain a better understanding of mental operations, leading to more logical thoughts about concrete events.

Formal Operational

The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, where individuals can think abstractly and systematically.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of fitting new information into pre-existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

Accommodation

The process of adapting or adjusting one's cognitive structures to incorporate new information from the environment.