The Nurse Documents a Flat Affect When the Patient

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse documents a flat affect when the patient:

• A) stomps on and flattens the envelope from the IRS announcing his audit.
• B) goes to bed after his dog was run over.
• C) laughs vigorously when his physician trips and falls.
• D) receives the news of his mother's death without response.

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Definitions:

Infectious Disease Process

The mechanisms through which infectious diseases are spread, develop, and affect the body.

Antipyretics

Medications used to reduce fever by acting on the body's temperature-regulating center in the brain.

Influenza

A highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh, and often occurring in epidemics.

Microorganism

A microscopic organism, such as a bacteria, virus, or fungus, that can only be seen under a microscope.