During an Assessment Interview,the Client States That an Elective Surgical

question 20

Multiple Choice

During an assessment interview,the client states that an elective surgical procedure will not be done because it does not fit into the client's life goals.Into which of Gordon's functional health patterns should the nurse identify this client's comment?

• A)Cognitive/perceptual pattern
• B)Coping/stress-tolerance pattern
• C)Health-perception/health-management pattern
• D)Value/belief pattern

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Definitions:

Association Areas

Regions in the brain involved in complex processes like interpreting sensory information, language, and problem-solving.

Neural Networks

Computing systems inspired by the biological neural networks that constitute animal brains. They can learn and recognize patterns from large amounts of data.

Pruning

The process by which extra neurons and synaptic connections are eliminated in the brain to increase the efficiency of neural transmissions.

Assimilation

The cognitive process of integrating new information into existing frameworks or understanding.