Answer to Question 1
4
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.
Water potentials decrease (become more negative) as one moves from soil to plant to atmosphere
X ray diffraction of beads on a string at different levels
The patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Patients are encouraged to take an active role in their health care.
Relationship between levels of COHb in blood and concentration of CO in the surrounding air
Levels of Processing Affects Long-Term but not Short-Term Memory