Question 1
Based on current research, how should the nurse advise a client with bipolar disorder?
◦ "Avoid illegal stimulants."
◦ "Reduce your sun exposure."
◦ "Increase your exercise time."
◦ "Avoid secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke."
Question 2
The family history of a client recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder reveals several ancestors with the same diagnosis. What additional information should the nurse look for in this pedigree?
Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ How many of the affected ancestors were also alcoholics?
◦ Were there unaffected relatives who had elevated mood levels?
◦ How many of the affected relatives had children?
◦ Did any unaffected relatives have other psychosocial dysfunction?
◦ How many of the unaffected female relatives held jobs outside the home?
Factors that contribute to the growth of family members.
Drugs for bipolar disorder
family nursing
Queen Victoria and her family, and a pedigree showing the transmission of hemophilia in the British
Time Line of Human History From Upper Paleolithic Period to the Present