A Family Practice Nurse Is Working with a Patient Who

question 37

Multiple Choice

A family practice nurse is working with a patient who is asking for anti-anxiety medications to deal with the stress and frustration of an adult child who won't leave the home.Based on knowledge of the tasks of launching children,which resource should the nurse suggest first?

• A) Anger management counseling
• B) Contact numbers for vocational training
• C) Information on a parenting workshop
• D) Marriage and couples counseling

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Definitions:

Voltage-Gated Channels

Protein channels in cell membranes that open or close in response to changes in electrical voltage, crucial for nerve impulse transmission.

Depolarization

The process by which a cell's membrane potential becomes less negative, moving towards a more positive charge, typically initiating an action potential.

Activation Gate

A mechanism of ion channels within cellular membranes that allows ions to enter or exit a cell in response to physiological signals.

Continuous Conduction

The propagation of an electrical impulse along an unmyelinated axon without interruption.