The Client Is Premenopausal and Asks the Nurse If She

question 17

Multiple Choice

The client is premenopausal and asks the nurse if she should be taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) . What will the best plan by the nurse include?

• A) Discuss alternative methods of dealing with premenopausal symptoms.
• B) Schedule an appointment with the physician to begin hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
• C) Determine if the client has risk factors that would contraindicate hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
• D) Tell the client to schedule an appointment when she is having menopause.

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Definitions:

Castration Anxiety

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's fear of losing their genitalia, believed to play a role in the development of certain complexes and behaviors.

Behaviourism

A psychological approach to understanding abnormal behaviour devised by John B. Watson (1858–1935), which declared that psychology must be restricted to the study of observable features, that is, the behaviour of organisms. Watson considered abnormal functioning to be learned and so believed it could be unlearned. His model for learning was derived from Ivan Pavlov’s (1849–1936) studies of classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

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Watson

John B. Watson, an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism.