Answer to Question 1
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Rationale: The nurse should recognize that a decrease in norepinephrine level would play a significant role in the development of major depressive disorder. The functions of norepinephrine include the regulation of mood, cognition, perception, locomotion, cardiovascular functioning, and sleep and arousal.
Answer to Question 2
4
Rationale: The nurse should correlate memory deficits and decreased motor function with decreased levels of acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is a major effector chemical of the autonomic nervous system. Functions of acetylcholine include sleep regulation, pain perception, the modulation and coordination of movement, and memory.
The role of cell-signalling proteins in the morphology of birds' feet.
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Entry level nurse competencies
Norepinephrine and the Sleep–Waking Cycle
The role of substrate specificity in the mechanism of enzyme action.
The generation, removal, and role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell injury