Select the Statement by a Unit Manager to the Vice

question 38

Multiple Choice

Select the statement by a unit manager to the vice president for nursing during a budget meeting that would be most effective in decreasing the staffing ratio on her unit from one nurse to nine clients to one nurse to seven clients.

• A)"This proposed change will have a positive effect on the usage of institutional resources."
• B)"This proposed change will better meet current national standards of practice."
• C)"This proposed change will help with the recruitment of new nurses to the facility."
• D)"This proposed change will improve the quality of care for the clients on the unit."

Identify the types and effects of false beliefs and sensory experiences associated with schizophrenia.

Recognize drugs and their effects on symptoms of schizophrenia, particularly the role of dopamine.

Distinguish between positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Understand the significance of selective attention and sensory filtering issues in schizophrenia.

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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.