The Client Had a Liver Transplant and Asks the Nurse

question 17

Multiple Choice

The client had a liver transplant and asks the nurse if she really needs all of those medications.How should the nurse respond?" Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

• A)"Yes,this is necessary for you to not reject the new liver,but in time you will be down to only one medication."
• B)"Yes you need these medications so you won't reject your new liver,but with current cloning techniques in about 5 years you should be able to grow enough new liver cells to support your life."
• C)"You need these medications because it is important to dampen your immune response so you won't reject your new liver."
• D)"New research indicates that immunosuppressant drugs are only needed for 6 months after transplant."
• E)"This seems excessive to me,too,but your physician ordered all of them."

Comprehend the impact of social and environmental factors on the etiology and treatment of personality disorders.

Understand the specific characteristics and treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder.

Distinguish between pathological and non-pathological behaviors and traits.

Understand the historical development of diagnostic terms and their implications.

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Definitions:

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

An 18th-century French naturalist known for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, a hypothesis preceding Darwin's theory of natural selection.

Natural Selection

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

Traits

Characteristics or features of an organism that are inherited from its parents.