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A client is admitted to the medical surgical unit with a brain tumor. The nurse can anticipate that a client with a tumor in the frontal lobes will have problems with:
 
  1. Sensory functions.
  2. The ability to think and plan.
  3. Long-term memory.
  4. Memory and judgment.

Question 2

The nurse is teaching the client regarding the concept of mental disorders. In instructing the client, what areas should be covered in the explanation of what impacts the determination of a mental disorder? Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Social conditions
  2. Biochemistry
  3. Motherchild interactions
  4. Brain structure
  5. Culture



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The frontal lobe receives information from the limbic system that results in an effect on thinking, ability to plan, judgment, and understanding consequences of behavior. The temporal lobe is involved with memory, cognition, and understanding the acoustic aspects of language. The parietal lobe is involved with sensory functions. Memory is associated with the temporal and occipital lobes.

Answer to Question 2

1,2,4,5
Rationale: Social conditions. The appropriateness of behavior is judged as plausible or not plausible according to a set of social, ethical, and legal rules that define the limits of appropriate behavior and reality.



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