A Nursing Student Has an Assignment That Requires Looking Up

question 4

Multiple Choice

A nursing student has an assignment that requires looking up an article about nursing care following knee replacement surgery.The nursing student has only the title and the knowledge that the article was published within the last year.Which resource would be most helpful in completing the assignment?

• A) Education Index
• B) Materia Medicus
• C) Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
• D) Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature

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Definitions:

Bilateral Electroconvulsive Therapy

A form of electroconvulsive therapy in which electric currents are passed through the brain bilaterally (through both hemispheres) to induce a brief seizure, with the purpose of treating severe mental illnesses.

Electrical Current

The flow of electric charge, typically measured in amperes, through a conductor or medium.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

A medical treatment most commonly used for severe major depression which involves brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.

Psychotic Patients

Individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders, experiencing symptoms like hallucinations and delusions, affecting their perception of reality.